What is the starting point with Rebol? This is how I proceed for what it's worth.
I start looking for related topics in the library. I appreciated most Carl examples which are the more Rebolish (or Rebolistic?). I have downloaded the entire Library in a folder named DOC. I store there all the documentations I have been able to collect about Rebol: The CookBook, The How-to, Zine articles, Ladislav document. I have also a special folder named "Good to know" where I store bits and tricks gathered from my own experience or from the Mailing List. After getting a more precise idea of the different parts needed, I start a new text document to write it down. Then I start a console session to test some points directly. I keep validated piece of code also in my text document. Very often, at this stage, some help is required from the ML. Finally if a GUI is needed, I start a simple layout which is refined progressively and noted in my text document too. At this stage, or earlier, my wife call me for this big thing that cannot wait and I am glad to have all my work written down waiting for me until I can resume a few hours or days later (depending on the big thing). Regards Patrick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ged Byrne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Rebol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 10:49 AM Subject: [REBOL] Hitting the learning curve > > I've read the recent 'losing the case' thread with > interest. > > Personally, I've just come to the end of my honeymoon > with Rebol. > > I've been throwing to gether 5 line scripts that do > what pages of Java or VB do in 5 pages. I've stopped > saying 'Wow,' and I'm starting to ask 'How.' > > The problem is that, given a blank piece of screen, > where do I begin when devising my own code to solve my > own problems. What is the starting point. > > Different languages have their own starting points. > In VB I start with a blank form, dropping controls and > then writing the event handlers. > > In Java I start with an object model. I identify my > objects with methods and properties and then start > composing the relative classes. > > In Perl or Ruby I start with the input stream, usually > a file, and start heading for the output stream. > > What is the starting point with Rebol? Given a > problem and an empty .r file how do I start growing my > problem? With a form to enter the data? With a set > of objects? With a set of functions? By defining a > dialect? > > There seem to be so many approaches, but no single > method affords itself? > > I can see there are some guys here who really know > their Rebol - what approach do you take to a new Rebol > project? > > Ged Byrne. > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! > Messenger http://mail.messenger.yahoo.co.uk > -- > To unsubscribe from this list, just send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe as the subject. > -- To unsubscribe from this list, just send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe as the subject.
