You must forgive me Joel,

I was simply poking fun at your comparison of Rebol with Basic.

   Average expression

is how I do it in my own language. Nothing wrong with a 3rd point of view, right?

> Hi, Dick,
> 
> I guess you're using a later version of REBOL than I have...
> 
>     >> ? average
>     No information on average (word has no value)
>     >> 
> 
> ;-)
> 
> My point was that we use FOR or FOREACH to process array/block
> structure
> precisely because both directly express iteration; for a chosen
> conceptual
> structure of a problem, I think that it *is* a good thing for the
> data
> and the algorithm to reflect compatible structures, all else equal.
 


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