[REBOL] Re: let's re-visit math oper. in a var.
From: mumpsoid:gmx at: 4-Apr-2009 8:06
On Fri, 3 Apr 2009, Gregg Irwin wrote:
> Hi Duke,
>
> mgc> Anyway, I'm also studying (and liking) an old "database" language
> mgc> called Mumps or "M" - heavily used in the Healthcare and financial
> mgc> circles. That little "calculator routine" that I was using as a
> mgc> "sandbox" took me 10 minutes to write properly in Mumps, including
> mgc> error trapping. Just another tool in my toolbelt...
>
> What does the result look like in M (is it Cache' or something else
> you're using)? Earlier I asked about what you expected it to work
> like, because that's one of the things that trips people up when they
> come to REBOL from other languages.
I'm using an OpenSource MSM clone called MV1 by Ray Newman. The
results in M(umps) are exactly like that from Anton's script. The code
is about as short as well.
[snip]
> I think the biggest <click> in my head was when I finally understood
> that there is no code in REBOL, there is only data that is evaluated.
>
> -- Gregg
It's ALL data - just manipulate the data!
It's ALL data - just manipulate the data!
It's ALL data - just manipulate the data!
It's ALL data - just manipulate the data!
Say that a 1000 times - out load - Duke. ;))
Thanks!
--
Duke Normandin
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