Re: Understanding REBOL...

greg.schofield
10-Aug-2008/9:11:49-4:00
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Carl I am very far removed from this blogger in terms of knowledge, but t=
he documentation problem is a very real one and I like your response.

He is right about the introductory manuals. I am not up to this guy's lev=
el, but somewhere between that and complete novice, but the bit by bit "l=
earn the language" style can prove very frustrating. There is some concep=
tual gaps that need filling especially with R3 not far off.

Rebol works, but how it works is something of a mystery and because of th=
is anticipating what should or should not work becomes very confusing. In=
 fact, I am leaving aside doing anything with the language until R3 emerg=
es, my small forays have proved to me that REBOL is very very powerful an=
d in a way that is completely new to me, but that what little hold I have=
 on the language is easily disrupted.

I am hoping the new vid system will help, as being able to produce GUI re=
sponsive scripts easily is actually the best way to learn this language (=
ie the ability to see what happens when a script is activated - it's a le=
arn as you go approach the trick is you must see what happens trying to m=
ake non-trivial tools).

However, REBOL needs not just more documentation but a wide divergence of=
 material.


Greg Schofield, Perth Australia


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From: Carl Read <carl-cybercraft.co.nz>
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Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:43:04 +1200
Subject: [REBOL] Understanding REBOL...


Anyone with a deep knowledge of REBOL's inner-workings want to help this =
guy understand them...

http://arcanesentiment.blogspot.com/2008/08/why-i-havent-looked-at-rebol-=
much.html

?

-- Carl Read.

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