Rebol Core bits and pieces

to do. :-) Have you tried playing with those infamous "hidden object" values yet? Not yet, maybe later. Where's my Rebol/C/C++ sizeof when I need it? :-)

to point out that a couple things in the new experimental were prompted and/or inspired by some things Andrew Martin was kind enough to send into the REBOL contrib system. Thanks Andrew! Yes. I've noticed their influence in the new core, random on series! is a nice addition along with the added /skip refinements. I'd still like the ability to 'shuffle a series, just like we can 'sort a series. I've also got a few more things I'd like to stuff in there as well. Here's one:

[ reduce [ [ to set-word! 'Start Search to set-word! 'Stop [ to paren! reduce [ [ 'change/part 'Start Replacement 'Stop [ ] [ (length? Replacement) - (length? Search) [ 'skip [ ] [ ]

== true

== "&" I've just got to expand it cover a block of search and replacements. Here's a better shuffle than my earlier one: Shuffle: function [ {Shuffles a series, basically undoes 'sort.} [catch] Series [series!] ][ Pool Index S ][ throw-on-error [ Pool: copy S: Series forall S [ Index: random length? Pool insert/only remove S pick Pool Index remove at Pool Index ; Don't repeat anything. ] Series ] ] I've also got to change my Enhancements and Patches system to cover the different core and view versions. Andrew Martin ICQ: 26227169 http://members.nbci.com/AndrewMartin/

Also, to round out the credit where credit is due list, Joel Neely wrote a very nice REP on adding /skip to FIND and SELECT, and also argued for integer and decimal conversion of time values. Beyond that, a bunch of fixes in this experimental came from the many people who have slammed us on things like indefinite extent, broken hashes and lists, kooky binary value stuff, etc.. :-) People make a difference!