Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Mon 22nd Oct 2001 18:16 UTC
REBOL is a powerful software technology (ever thought that you could write a full blown GUI Instant Messenger in only 7 kb of source code?) designed from the ground up to enable a new era of distributed Internet applications. The technology provides a ubiquitous, lightweight model of distributed computing that operates across all types of computer systems. REBOL is a true distributed computing architecture. Applications and data become distributed across all devices. REBOL is completely device independent, so it does not matter what operating system or hardware is being used. Every system of the Internet becomes an independent resource that can process and communicate information. The REBOL kernel currently runs on more than 40 different operating systems -- everything from large Sun Solaris servers, to Windows and Macintosh PCs, to Linux, BeOS, down to CE handheld devices. And it is here to revolutionize the Internet, by introducing the X Internet (also called as 'XNet') through the REBOL Internet Operating System (IOS). Read more of what Carl Sassenrath, Rebol Tech's CTO and founder, has to say about the future, Rebol and the race against Microsoft's .NET Services.
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My favourite language was c, because, I think it was so powerful and popular. But just over two years ago I started getting into rebol, and haven't stopped! I was sick and tired of incompatibilities between compilers and platforms. It's a sickening waste to see your programs stuck in one environment. Rebol offered complete cross-platform compatibility and it delivers. In light of the recent announcements by Rebol Tech. I am glad I started when I did. I started working with java recently, and even though I see many improvements on C/C++, I am frequently irritated by how much you have to repeat yourself. Rebol allows you to munch down code with repetitive patterns into simple expressions (usually simple, anyway!:) Rebol's syntax is quite a bit different, but if you look at enough examples (and it's easy because they're usually short, and don't require external headers that need to be compiled with a certain compiler with certain options.... blah blah blah) .. um.. if you look at enough examples it will soon start to make sense. Ah heck, just give it a go. It's easy to install. Anton.