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I wrote a small email client in Rebol in 2001, it could download email via POP and send via SMTP directly via the protocols and a socket. It was a TINY program
by sixdimensional 14y ago
I wrote a small email client in Rebol in 2001, it could download email via POP and send via SMTP directly via the protocols and a socket.
It was a TINY program and it worked cross platform due to the fact that there was a web client for Rebol. I actually used it in production just for myself. Amazingly, I just googled my name and Rebol and found the mailing list archives where I was asking about the project... ah, the power of the web's institutional memory!
Rebol (the language) took a bit of getting used to because the syntax was more functional in nature (although it is note a pure functional language). I had just come from working on some C++ and CGI/Perl programs so it was pretty different. It was a fun experiment to stretch the mind.
Honestly, I hadn't given Rebol a thought since I just saw this post... nice to know it's still alive and well.
The book (still have it on the shelf) I first used as a reference was "Rebol: The Official Guide".
- sixdimensional 14y agoLooking back I recall this article I read in 2005, it was interesting to note it had some similarities to the way data is expressed in JSON and similar ways to declare functions that we now use in javascript (myfunc = function(input) { }, etc.). JSON was released in RFC 4627 in 2006 - the timing and similarity is interesting. http://www.rebol.com/article/0206.html http://www.rebol.com/article/0206.html
- tomcon 14y agoNot an accidental similarity, Douglas Crockford credits Rebol as an influence for json. https://erikeldridge.wordpress.com/tag/crockford/ https://erikeldridge.wordpress.com/tag/crockford/
- gchiu 14y agoDouglas Crockford says JSON was influenced by REBOL.
- teh_klev 14y agoHere's Doug Crockford mentioning Rebol as an influence: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=-C-JoyNuQJs#t=1307s http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v...