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Last I looked into Red someone said they weren't ready to draw attention to Red. I can't find the source now, but figured if Red's creators aren't even ready to

Last I looked into Red someone said they weren't ready to draw attention to Red. I can't find the source now, but figured if Red's creators aren't even ready to attract attention, it's too early for me to hop on board. Is there any truth to this? Whatever the case, I will learn Red eventually. It looks really awesome. The project has ambitious goals and seems to be achieving them at a good pace.

ncx 11y ago
Yes it was true. But not in this sense. The current IO support is minimal and temporary (IO is scheduled for 0.7.0). Also, the gui support is currently windows only (more OSes to come soon). So dockimbel and others meant that we should avoid over-exposure else it would lead to negative attention as there is a large bunch of devs on Linux and OSX platforms as well. The point is that lots of planned features are missing right now. Although my personal opinion is that it is a good time to jump into Red because it is expected that Red 1.0 release date near about 1 year. So, learning Red, and finding bugs in it is gonna help you and both the project to advance further quickly and get ready for prime time action.
rebolek 11y ago
Red is still alpha and certain important features are still missing (see roadmap for details). But it is not some hobby language, Nenad, the author, is very dedicated as are other members of Fullstack Technologies (company behind Red), so you can expect Red improving at steady pace. I am really glad you like Red. It is already useful as it is now. Check the Red room on Gitter (sorry, I am on phone now, so no link), there is lot of people willing to help you.