Start in R2 or wait for R3 stable?
[1/6] from: info:theuxgroup at: 24-Nov-2010 21:16
Hi,
Is the code written in R2 usable in R3 or not?
For a new project that needs to get done asap, what would be the best
approach?
When can we expect the stable R3?
-Sisir
[2/6] from: pwawood::gmail at: 25-Nov-2010 1:19
Sisir
There are some differences between R2 and R3 but much of the code is usable. This article,
written by Sunanda, will give you a feel for the type of changes - http://www.rebol.org/art-display-article.r?article=j26z
The more recent releases of R2 have some of the new features of R3 back-ported
into them. They go under the name R2/Forward and were written by Brian Hawley. You can
read a little about them at http://www.rebol.com/cgi-bin/blog.r?view=0447.
You will get many different answers to when we can expect the stable R3. Mine is that
in the main the "kernel" of R3 is already quite stable. However, many of the other parts
are not stable and not even developed, the GUI and network support for example. Many
of these "other parts" are now open-sourced and I perceive that their development is
speeding up. This is my view and others will undoubtedly differ.
Regards
Peter
On 24 Nov 2010, at 23:46, The UX Group wrote:
[3/6] from: info:theuxgroup at: 25-Nov-2010 22:11
Hi Peter,
R2/Forward seems like a good alternative for us till R3 is released
with the functionality that we need.
Thank you for the pointers. This list seems a little passive.
Are most Rebels at Altme than here? ;-)
-Sisir
[4/6] from: dhsunanda:gma:il at: 25-Nov-2010 19:14
> Are most Rebels at Altme than here? ;-)
AltME is a lot more active.....But anything asked here is likely to get
the attention of all the key people, so the quality here is just as high
as AltME.
And then there's Stackoverflow for a more structured Q&A format:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/rebol
All these channels have their strengths and their adherents.
Sunanda
[5/6] from: gschwarz:sctelco:au at: 26-Nov-2010 8:02
The mailing list can be quite.
One or two responses answer the question, so people like me do not respond.
(I only have a few answers...)
Greg
[6/6] from: gregg:pointillistic at: 26-Nov-2010 12:11
Not sure I'm seeing all ML messages, so this may already have been
answered.
TUG> Is the code written in R2 usable in R3 or not?
Yes. Mostly. :) RT decided that the change from R2 to R3 was the time
to fix some longstanding issues and make some changes that are not
backwards compatible. A lot of code will work, some may need changes,
and some may best be rewritten. That also means you can't expect all
your scripts to run, unchanged, under both R2 and R3, if you want to
deploy both as you transition.
TUG> For a new project that needs to get done asap, what would be the
TUG> best approach?
TUG> When can we expect the stable R3?
I don't think anyone can say for sure when R3 will be production
ready, but it is the future, and you should evaluate it yourself to
decide how mature it is, and how much risk you're willing to accept.
-- Gregg