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That was pretty much the idea behind Rebol IOS or X-Internet [0, 1]. I love the idea of a half-megabyte runtime, zero-install, cross-platform that can run on Li
by rlander 11y ago
That was pretty much the idea behind Rebol IOS or X-Internet [0, 1]. I love the idea of a half-megabyte runtime, zero-install, cross-platform that can run on Linux, Android, HaikuOS, Windows and Mac.
Here's a Rebol one liner that opens a GUI, reads web page and sends it as email:
view layout [u: field "user@rebol.com" h: field "http://" btn "Send" [send to-email u/text read to-url h/text alert "Sent"]]
Too bad it never caught on. Anyone who's ever dealt with JS will identify with Rebol's motto:
Most software systems have become needlessly complex. We rebel against that complexity, fighting it with the most powerful tool available, language itself.
[0] http://www.drdobbs.com/architecture-and-design/the-rebol-ios-distributed-filesystem/184405152 http://www.drdobbs.com/architecture-and-design/the-rebol-ios...
[1] http://www.rebol.com/ios-intro.html http://www.rebol.com/ios-intro.html
- vmorgulis 11y agoRebol is not dead yet. I expect a new bounce with the Red language.