Features & Objectives
Christopher Ross-Gill edited this page Aug 1, 2016
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- Lightweight
- Under 1 MB, but with more power than ever before.
- Programming-in-the-large
- Modules (namespaces and scoping control), multi-tasking, more-efficient GC, and more debugging "hooks and tools" for more powerful apps that are easier to build.
- Hybrid Open Model, Open Interfaces
- A greater degree of open interfaces, both internal (built-in) and external (plug-ins), a new model for external ports (e.g. MySQL port interface to name just one), media loaders/savers (e.g. JPEG saver), and generalized plugin modules (e.g. OpenGL).
- Rebol-in-the-Browser
- An open interface to work across all browsers on all operating systems.
- Rebol/Services Built-In
- All variations of Rebol will be able to securely connect to other Rebol nodes and services and efficiently exchange information, truly lightweight, both in construction and execution. Rebol Services Tutorial
- Optimized Graphics
- Better, faster, and more efficient design, a standard GUI framework that is both more functional and easier-to-use.
- Greater Locality Support
- Locality and unicode enhancements, major languages other than English
- New Resident Storage Method
- A new & better built-in method for data