World: r3wp

kib, to avoid confusion, remember that everything in REBOL is a word. 
The word in itself doesn't have a certain meaning. The words have 
meaning, when used in a context. The same word can mean different 
things in different contexts. And you can redefine everything, even 
things like: + and -

Geomol: something like you and I described would probably be possible 
to do in library , probably not that effective but it should surely 
be possible

When thinking deeper, I'm not even sure, what I just said is completely 
true. haha

Isn't REBOL wonderful!? ;-)

I guess, a number like 1 can't be said to be a word, and it can't 
be redefined. But you can make a dialect, in which 1 means something 
else. So you have words, numbers, blocks, etc. The words can be redefined 
to suit your needs.

kib, you should also read about all the values at some point, appendix 
1 in the Users Guide: http://www.rebol.com/docs/core23/rebolcore-16.html

Geomol: That's really cool; data is code and vice versa, like in 
Lisp ?

I don't know much about Lisp, but I guess, yes.

Crazy example:

>> set '+ :-
>> 5 + 3
== 2

so is there something like quotations in Lisp ? ie something to get 
a word not to be evaluated

yes, "code is data is code" is essential to REBOL.

that's lit-word

Geomol: you answered my question ! It's the ' operator, that's it 
?

yes

>> a: 2
== 2
>> b: a
== 2
>> c: 'a
== a

hehe

wondeful

oh cool... Kib2 our french math professor (I was worried that you 
quit too early Rebol)

Steeve: In fact I've leaved because Carl was not in the mood for 
releasing a public R3 (see my posts on his blog). Then he was kind 
enough to change his mind...

i saw your comments, that's why i was soo worried ;-)

also blocks don't evalueate , thats thy you can make your own >>do-five-times 
[ print "ups" ]<< which is a stupid example :)

Kib2, is that your blog ? it's nice
http://thewrongsideofcode.blogspot.com/

Steeve : you don't have too. I'm playing with it at the moment (with 
R2), and I really enjoy it.

I think, that's one of the biggest reasons, we stick around with 
REBOL. Suddently it's very much fun programming again. :-)

Janko: I like this, and in fact it's also the Factor way of doing 
things.

Steeve: that was mine (I've 3 posts then I've stopped it)

yes, thats why I said about blocks because they look similar than 
factor quotations

Steeve: my real blog is here : http://thewikiblog.appspot.com/

What editor do you use on Windows ?

vim

but quotations in factor are still more special case, you have curry 
and few words for them , but in rebol code block is the same as ordinary 
data block ( like a sequence { asdasd asd asasd } in factor so you 
can use insert append remove next ... etc on it .. I imagine factor 
is more limited here because it compiles things, here you can process 
your block of code just the same as data and then run it

emacs

texpad

(textpad)

I've downloaded the EMacs mode, but I'm unable to launch my code 
inside it. I also have a etexteditor bundle for Rebol.

I use that more too and it works.. I don't remember if I changed 
anything

i don't like colorization of code, so that a simple text editor with 
macros (to launch rebol) is enough

hm.. I think you have to a line to your .emacs file .. just a sec

Steeve: editing without colorization is really painful for me

hm.. it seems I just copied that file into .emacs and added 2 lines 
(I just started using emacs)

for me too

bah... it's because you begin, after some time, you'll prefer without 
it :)

you can find my file here http://www.refaktor.si/storage/

but then you have to loom much more to see what is what, don't you?

loom = look

hum, i don't feel pain, my brain do colorization by himself :)

my real blog is here : http://thewikiblog.appspot.com/

I just visited, it looks interesting!

Janko: thanks,

Geomol: what are your interests ?

what does pain, is an excessive code length but it's the point where 
Rebol is the best: short length of code