[REBOL] Re: Block Creation Re:
From: carl:cybercraft at: 21-Oct-2000 11:48
On 20-Oct-00, Joel Neely wrote:
> Hello, Carl and list,
> Every time I try to verbalize what happens in cases such as:
> rebol []
> for test1 1 5 1 [
> block1: []
> insert block1 "text1"
> ]
> I become very frustrated with myself. I end up with remarks that are
> far more complex than my mental concept of what's happening. I take
> that to mean that either I can't handle powerful languages (such as
> American English or REBOL ;-) very well, OR that I'm going about the
> explanation the wrong way.
> Obviously, I'd prefer the second of these! Therefore, please let me
> know what you think of the following stepwise description of how
> REBOL handles literal series values in contexts such as the above.
[snip 15-point explaination of series.]
That's excellent Joel! I've filed it for future reference. Short
examples that demonstrate just the one thing can be very helpful.
Perhaps you should write a book too? (:
Carl Read.
