pekr

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by pekr 8y ago
Rebol and Red are meant to be easy on its surface, while still allowing more complex stuff if you dig deeper. Of course there is a catch - e.g. if you want to modify some GUI element or create one, you need to understand all the underpinnin
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by pekr 9y ago
Isn't it similar to what Eve tries to achieve? Well, what I like in overal, is an attitude and courage to introduce new technologies! I come from the Red language camp, which if I am not mistaken, is also being funded. So - good luck,
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by pekr 9y ago
Isn't it similar to what Eve is trying to achieve?
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by pekr 10y ago
It can't be that easy, or can it? :-)
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by pekr 10y ago
Yes, a message format. What I would add is, that today ppl are using JSON, not realising, that it is de-facto a Rebol, or at least strongly inspired by Rebol. Well - who wants to use cryptic formats anyway, right? :-)
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by pekr 10y ago
I am not a profi coder, mostly a self community coordinator, but am with Rebol and Red since its beginning, so I do remember, what was said, and what not. As for the optimisation, recently a generated exe is kind of cca 4 times slower than
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by pekr 10y ago
Not everybody is from Czech, but I am. History of Red comes back to the Rebol era, which goes back to the Amiga era and AmigaOS author, Carl Sassenrath, who created Rebol. Czech Amiga scene had strong following, hence some ppl ended up foll
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by pekr 10y ago
OS-X GUI is heavily being worked on. You can watch its progress here: https://github.com/qtxie/red/commits/GUI Also - the corresponding Trello board is here: https://trello.com/c/UgsrhiHf
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by pekr 11y ago
Well, you've just asked an eternal question - why yet another programming language? So - do you suggest ppl should refrain from trying their new ways? :-) And yes, Rebol like syntax might feel kind of weird, when coming from other envi