[REBOL] rebol crystals: [lucid rocks] => was {Re: Re: Browser gripe}
From: jason:cunliffe:verizon at: 17-Mar-2002 14:33
Hi Steve, Gregg & list
Thanks.. Yes I think everyone here on the list feel that rebol 'rocks' in
multiple ways..
> Rebol takes the fragile-ness out of Internet programming, and provides
> safe solid and simple ways for developers and users to incorporate the
> Internet into their multimedia applications.
Q1: How+why does it take the "the fragile-ness out of Internet programming"
?
To answer that we must answer what makes it fragile to begin with..
> I have written some bots which do middleware applications which simply
> blow people away (And that "rocks" me!) so my wireless pieces are
Q2: What blows them away: concept, function, performance, speed of
development ??
> brought together at the server and it is so simple to do.
Q3: So it is ease of development and simplicity of execution. => easy to
make and run??
> And I have 6 Rebol clients connected to my embedded server which have
> run for 24 hours without a hitch, doing lots of messaging. I would hate
> to have tried to do that with plain old C/C++ or even plain old Java,
> and the scripts are _tiny_.
I want to know more :-)
Q4: Embedded server = IOS, Rugby, or your own ?
Q5: "24hours" you mean one whole day or "all day, every day.." If so, for
how long doing what? How much traffic, how many connections [sessions]?
> Hope that is "concrete" (lucid) enough for now! ;-)
NO, not yet. I really do want to hear more ..
Q6: What about REBOL is different architecturally, or tends towards
better/different Internet architecture. What distinguishes REBOL when
implementing a similar design written in Python or PHP JAVA or xyz...?
I know Rebol is fun, fast, small, cross-platform and includes Internet
protocols. But that is only a matter of degree, convenience and style.
Q7: Does Rebol make you all think differently about problems? How does your
approach differ when you use Rebol?
Q8: What do you think its greatest strengths and virtues are?
Q9: What do you think makes it unique?
Q10: What do think it is best for and why?
Q11: For any of the above questions, does IOS induce a different answer?
regards
./Jason
