3

I've been meaning to try out rebol (or red). I think it might be the perfect fit for my next project. I've downloaded and tested out red 0.5.4, and REBOL/View 2.7(http://www.rebol.com/download-view.html)

However, there are a couple of roadblocks for a complete beginner to rebol:

  1. Red seems to be still in alpha so it is out of the question
  2. There seems to be 3+(?) branches: REBOL3 - what is the difference between the different branches? I'm not sure what to start on
  3. Most of the documentation on the internet is for rebol 2 and documentation explaining the differences between rebol 2 and 3 is.. non existent? (case in point: parse is different)

So, my question is, if I were to develop a (Windows) gui application with http access (including http authentication) where should I start?

Should I use rebol 2, rebol 3(ren c), or red?

p.s. first question ever!

Geeky I
  • 751
  • 6
  • 22
  • p.s. is it just me, or does stackoverflow switch between http and https? – Geeky I Jan 16 '16 at 18:09
  • Welcome, and StackOverflow is a good resource...but this question is a better fit for a [forum (?) or similar](http://rebolforum.com). See ["What topics can I ask about here?"](http://stackoverflow.com/help/on-topic)--and notice specifically *Questions asking us to recommend or find a book, tool, software library, tutorial or other off-site resource are off-topic for Stack Overflow as they tend to attract opinionated answers and spam.* If you collect just a few points with `actual [code questions (or answers)]`, you can join the chat here. :-) – HostileFork says dont trust SE Jan 16 '16 at 18:25
  • [I've posted an answer on that Rebol Forum](http://rebolforum.com/index.cgi?f=printtopic&topicnumber=47), which is more liberal about allowing conversation and opinions... there will likely be some feedback there. Red also has a Google Group and an IM. – HostileFork says dont trust SE Jan 16 '16 at 19:58
  • @Brett has compiled a collection of [differences between Rebol 2 and Rebol 3](http://www.codeconscious.com/rebol/r2-to-r3.html). – rgchris Jan 17 '16 at 16:32

1 Answers1

3

Red is in alpha so you've already excluded it. Rebol 3 with view is not supported by anyone as far as I know. So this leaves you with Rebol 2. I think you can still purchase a license for the SDK. And there are many people who can answer support questions.

Graham Chiu
  • 4,856
  • 1
  • 23
  • 41
  • After reading the forums and websites. This is the way I've decided to move forward. Use rebol2/view and port to red or rebol 3 in future if needed. I'm not sure about the differences between SDK and VIEW. Or if I would need it – Geeky I Jan 17 '16 at 19:57
  • Sorry, can't upvote your answer yet – Geeky I Jan 17 '16 at 20:28
  • View is free to use. If you want to distribute a binary with hidden sources, or need built in db connections, you'll need the SDK. – Graham Chiu Jan 18 '16 at 01:23
  • got it for you geeky – tomc Jan 18 '16 at 01:24