REBOL 3 Progress

I've been blogging regarding progress on the REBOL 3 host kit implementation (which includes the REBOL GUI) at my web site.

The GUI is a bit rough but it is functioning as can be seen from the screen shots. Carl Sassenrath is doing bug fixes for the REBOL core as we go and compiles the AmigaOS version on his Sam440ep system.

I hope to have something releasable in the near future but my time is very limited at the moment.

REBOL 3 itself is marching towards a beta release (it is currently at the alpha stage).

@ssolie

Read all your blog posts about rebol for now, and should to say that all of this very interesting. Hope to test some GUI based demos on os4 soon :)

@ssolie
Will it have an ARexx interface so that Rebol scripts can be used with existing programs that can be controlled through an ARexx interface? Are there plans for a Rebol interface ( like RexxMaster) that will allow new programs to be controlled by Rebol scripts?

@xenic
REBOL 3 can be extended freely thanks to the host kit. That means you could add an ARexx interface much like the one we already have in Amiga Python.

If you'd like to know more about REBOL and what it can do I would suggest checking out REBOL Programming For The Absolute Beginner.

You may also want to check out REBOL 3 Motivation for why REBOL 3 exists.

@ssolie

Wow

It's amazing what REBOL can do...
I HAVE to check it out once it's beta

Will it still be a freeware product once it's gone gold?

@Raziel

Yes, the main interpreter is likely to remain free, but an SDK might cost money. We are however nowhere near that point yet. The SDK would involve encapsulation for executables.