[REBOL] Re: Confessions of a would-be REBOLler
From: allenk:powerup:au at: 28-Nov-2000 7:40
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Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2000 6:49 PM
Subject: [REBOL] Confessions of a would-be REBOLler
> OR "how not enter the mezzanine"
>
> This is embarrassing, but a bug is a bug
> and I've kept it to myself for a week and
> I just can't take it anymore.
>
> Met REBOL about week ago.
>
> Read Carl Sassenrath's 1997 "call to arms"
> several times in 10 seconds flat.
>
> Thus armed,
> Read the manual in 10 seconds flat.
> Read the examples in 10 seconds flat.
> Read the dictionary ...
> in 10 seconds flat.
>
> Decided to check out the mezzanine functions in
> this spectacular fashion.
>
> REBOL/Core 2.3.0.3.1
> Copyright 1997-2000 REBOL Technologies
> REBOL is a Trademark of REBOL Technologies
> All rights reserved.
>
> Component: "Internet Protocols" (17-Jun-2000/1:53:16)
> Finger protocol loaded
> Whois protocol loaded
> Daytime protocol loaded
> SMTP protocol loaded
> POP protocol loaded
> HTTP protocol loaded
> FTP protocol loaded
> NNTP protocol loaded
> Script: "User Preferences" (17-Nov-2000/13:53:01+13:00)
>
> >> source system
>
> *boom*
>
> ; "damn", he mutabled!
>
> s narayan s
> -- some things take less than 10 seconds
:-) Ah if only you had spent another 10 seconds and read the FAQ.
http://www.rebol.com/faq.html
Actually it isn't mentioned in the FAQ any more, probably because this
problem no longer exists in the newer experimental versions, so it won't
exist in the next official core version.
http://www.rebol.com/xpers/xpers.html
Using WHAT will give you a list of functions in REBOL
Cheers,
Allen K
