[ale] OPEN-ing the way for a REBOL-ution?

[JD]

http://rosettacode.org/wiki/REBOL has many code examples. It is interesting to
see specific, common problems solved in 200+ languages.

On 01/17/2013 09:17 AM, Charles Shapiro wrote:
> Ooh, that is very interesting.  I remember playing w/ REBOL back in the '90s or
> so when you showed it off.  I just wish if I could find a place to use it in
> production.
> 
> Hey!  Has anyone thought of puting a REBOL interpreter on a cellphone?
> 
> -- CHS
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 2:53 PM, Aaron Ruscetta <arxaaron at gmail.com
> <mailto:arxaaron at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     Today, doing my semi-annual check in on the world of Carl Sassenrath,
>     genius developer of the game changing Amiga EXEC OS and  creator
>     of the (truly) cross platform REBOL language and run time environment,
>     I very happily discover the following:
> 
>     <http://www.rebol.com/cgi-bin/blog.r?view=0519>
>     <http://www.rebol.com/cgi-bin/blog.r>
> 
>     REBOL has been touted as a departure from many other languages
>     with an extreme focus on code efficieny -- capable of doing with 400
>     characters what would take 4000 in most any other language. There
>     is some similarity to Java in the mechanics of implementation, except
>     that REBOL is TINY, SECURE, EFFICIENT and EASY TO CODE,
>     with a competent, consistent GUI environment and MEDIA handling
>     built in.
> 
>     That Carl has chosen to release REBOL 3.0 as Open Source is
>     HUGE.  Imagine replacing Java on Android with something that
>     actually works the way Java was supposed to.
> 
>     in peace