[REBOL] Re: Carl ar Rebol, comment please :-) (was) Re: Re: languageshoot-out :-
From: rgaither:triad:rr at: 5-Nov-2002 12:43
On Tuesday, November 5, 2002, at 11:35 AM, Joel Neely wrote:
> FWIW, my list would probably (not well thought out) contain items
> such as:
>
> - Documentation.
> - Mac OS X support equivalent to other platforms.
> - Documentation.
> - Addressing some of the performance and consistency issues already
> raised on this list (to ease effective learning for beginners and
> effective use by not-so-beginners).
> - Documentation.
I like this list as well though my order would be slightly different.
1. Bug fixes
Those mentioned for November plus a few others that I suspect
fall into that performance/consistency group Joel has noted.
2. Documentation
The new FAQ is a step in the right direction but we need a whole,
more comprehensive approach to documenting the world of REBOL.
It isn't enough to know something is there without any explanation
of why or how it works.
3. Mac OS X support equivalent to other platforms
4. Library Project
This goes along with #2 as a critical part of providing the resources
new developers (and even existing ones) need to be effective.
On the Library and Documentation points I think it is very important
to realize just how the power of this "little" language requires a
large
amount of material to present it properly.
> I respectfully suggest that presence on OS X would serve as a way to
> "get ahead of the curve" on a platform that seems to be increasingly
> well-regarded by a couple of important communities (*nix and Java),
> rather than waiting to see where the masses are and playing catch up.
I too am using an iBook as my primary machine and for exactly the
same reasons. I have never owned or used a Mac before being a *nix
and windows guy up until middle of this year. OS X has the right stuff
and I think you will see more and more support from the developer
community at large as they explore it.
FWIW, Rod.
Rod Gaither
[rgaither--triad--rr--com]
Oak Ridge, NC USA
