[REBOL] Re: Parsing comment
From: g:santilli:tiscalinet:it at: 25-Sep-2002 17:04
Hi Jason,
On Wednesday, September 25, 2002, 5:11:27 AM, you wrote:
JC> I do see a developing distinction and concensus from this.
JC> Python [and ilk] is notable for readability.
JC> One can learn a lot of Pythin by reading other peoples code
JC> Rebol is first and foremost a writer's language in the same way FORTH is.
JC> That's whay it's so good for rapid prototyping and fun too.
I'll add another interesting difference. I'm not an expert of
Python, but I don't think it would be possible to automatically
translate (i.e. compile) REBOL code into Python code, while it
shouldn't be too much difficult to translate Python code into
REBOL code.
Python is a scripting language. But REBOL is more than just that;
I've always had a hard time in trying to explain this to other
people, so either I'm not good at explaining it, or most people
does not really understand what a metalanguage is.
Regards,
Gabriele.
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Gabriele Santilli <[g--santilli--tiscalinet--it]> -- REBOL Programmer
Amigan -- AGI L'Aquila -- REB: http://web.tiscali.it/rebol/index.r
