[REBOL] Re: .Net C# and Rebol
From: brett:codeconscious at: 27-Sep-2003 10:29
Andrew Martin wrote:
> The other interesting thing is that C# has networking libraries built in
> along with native windows supports, plus printing.
How does one use the printing for reports? Is it at the level of calls to
TextOut, Draw, etc on a canvas or are there higher level reporting
functions?
> It would be really, really nice to have Rebol running under .NET.
I still wonder whether REBOL is a language or a virtual machine that we
build our languages upon or both (no distinction), so trying to run REBOL on
.Net might mean emulation ie slow.
> Failing that, it should be possible to get a C# client running that can
> understand a Rebol description of a user interface that's sent over a TCP
> connection.
> This would then allow Rebol to function with a native windows
> interface, and have printing on the client.
Ahh printing. :^)
> It might even be possible for the C# client to understand Rebol/IOS,
> perhaps?
Maybe that sort of intefacing should be at a higher level (webservices) ?
Regards,
Brett.
