What Users Say About REBOL
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"You have a great product, and I think it will change 'everything'.
I have never been so excited about a programming/scripting language as I am about Rebol! I have tried most of the
demos on your site, and didn't have one problem - not one (just try that with Java/Java Applets/Perl/ASP). In less
than one hour, I had .r cgi's running on my NT Server Development machine. I am tempted to drop everything I am
working on and concentrate on Rebol."
-- Rob McCormack - President, MoneyTree Software
"I am relatively new to REBOL, but enjoy the benefits of REBOL's
unique characteristics. I am using REBOL/core for my applications on the intranet at the [XYZ] Chemical Company.
I have been concentrating on utilizing REBOL's IP connectivity to control a robotic webcam and as a web server."
-- Eddie Newton
"I would just like to know if Rebol Technologies has a public stock
offering. The way Rebol is moving it is destined for greatness."
-- Sean - EDS Systemhouse/Information Asscoiate
"Hi, I have been using for couple of the months now, and I really
like it a lot. Thank you for such a great work. I can't wait until I use your REBOL/Command. This is the best thing
I have seen in the computer industry, and believe me I have been around. Keep up your excellent work and thank
you again for your generosity."
-- Said Rabet, Netplus, Inc.
"'If you only knew the power!' is what I tell my close programming
friends concerning REBOL. With it you can create some of the most powerful and time-saving tools. The world may
yet not grasp its significance but I do and I love it. Ironically REBOL is just like the Amiga with its amazing
'best-kept-secret' capabilites. Then again, perhaps it's not so ironic due to Carl's involvement with both. Keep
up the good work."
-- James Nakakihara
"Thank you for developing this language. I do Internet Data mining
for a living and REBOL has done what in a few lines of code has taken a lot of Perl code to do."
-- Mark Vetanen
"REBOL is the coolest thing I've seen in quite some time! I picked
it up and in one day learned the language and made a USEFUL program in 5 lines! God help anyone trying to do that
with Perl!
-- Justin Patrizi
"Great job. This language is surprising me every day. Power at ease.
Keep on rockin'."
-- Lothar Kaiser
[Customer Support]: "This may not seem like much to you, but as
a former amateur-hacker-programmer, to write a little program (with your generous help) that actually does something
my company NEEDS done is -- well, euphoric....I am truly the almost non-programmer that's supposed to be able to
learn REBOL, so -- God knows -- if I can learn it, ANYONE can."
-- Don Bledsoe
"I've been trying all sorts of things with REBOL since I was pointed
to it last week. I am really impressed! Things that I have been reluctant to write or do in Perl (I don't like
to install too many modules), I can do with REBOL from the language's default commands. I've been working on all
kinds of projects in Perl, trying to decide which machines have the space for Perl and its libraries. After seeing
REBOL, I am bordering on euphoria; I can install REBOL on a machine without worrying about space constraints, and
the programs will run the same on Solaris, Lunux, and WINDOWS! :) ahhh...life is good."
-- William Smith
"I saw the value and power right away. The test came when I needed
to come up with an email merge program for a recent project. Using a sample script to start, I was able to create
a program to generate the custom email I needed. I can't wait until the first book is published and I can really
learn all that REBOL has to offer."
-- Christian Nielsen
"Very slick product you've developed! After playing with REBOL on
both Win95 and Win98 machines, I downloaded the Windows CE version. Without a hitch, I can now port the scripts
I use on my desktop to my CE palmtop! In the future, I plan to do the same with REBOL on my Linux box at home.
Also, I *love* the easy, no-hassle, copy-n-run installation. A refreshing change after installing MS products that
never quite leave my machine the same! Keep up the good work!"
-- Daryl Smith
"Absolutely fantastic!!! For the first time, someone has recognized
that simplicity is a virtue in a complex programming / networking / scripting environment."
-- Zia Hameed Toor
"I just (downloaded) your cool app. It is truly amazing... Your
site is informative and the abundance of scripts is very instructive."
-- Fritz Boettger
"I have ONE thing to say! I love your program! I've just downloaded
it and the possibilities are infinite! Thank you!"
-- Jan Gautvik
"I discovered REBOL this morning, have been evangelizing at my company
all day, and may just devote the rest of my life to this language. It has truly had that much of an effect on me.
I can't remember when I have been this excited about a technology. Thank you!"
-- William Graham
"I have only just started dablling with this amazing language, but
I already know my first-born child will be named REBOL in its honour. :-). I look forward to using REBOL on all
the platforms I work with (Amiga, Windows, OS400). Keep up the incredible work.
-- Simon Jones
"I can't tell you how impressed I am with REBOL -- pure networking
nirvana. I am doing so many cool things! Thank you. I have seen the future... Congratulations!."
-- Josh Howlett
"Cool stuff! ... No crashes, everything I've tried seems to work
great... Keep up the good work!"
-- Brian Casiello
"I've looked at REBOL, and it's great. The simplicity of power is
overwhelming compared to Perl. REBOL can do lots of things."
-- Michael Edwards
"I *love* this language! Please keep up the excellent work!"
-- Dave MacLachlan
"I find REBOL to be refreshing and intriguing in its possibilities.
Thanks for making it available."
-- Ian Marsman
"Just got version 2.0. It's great. I can see myself using this more
and more."
-- John Gardner
"I was in the process of learning Perl until I found REBOL. What
an improvement over Perl. With your sample scripts as a guide it shouldn't take long to get a working knowledge
of the language. Yes, it would be fun to blow the time to learn Java, JavaScript, Perl, etc., but when you're doing
this sort of thing for a living,...a scripting language such as REBOL is perfect for those who don't have a lot
of time. I have no doubt that you can use REBOL to write highly complex code to do most anything, but the nice
part is you can also write some simple code to accomplish a simple task."
-- Earl Parker II of Parker Carburetion
"The last time I tried to get mod-perl to compile under NT it took
me a week of failure to give up. That is when I tried REBOL...I have never seen a company like REBOL put their
binary distributions, so to speak, where their mouth is....REBOL and REBOL [Technologies] are my saviors. Thank
you."
-- Richard McKinley of Rand Technology, Inc.
"I do not know of a tool I can purchase, especially for a Windows-based
machine, that will give me the power to test TCP/IP protocols like REBOL does. Just wanted to say that REBOL helped
me a lot today as I tested and demo (another demo tomorrow) our wireless local loop with email, http, ftp and more.
I am ready to throw Perl to the swine. [And] the automatic documentation facility provided by REBOLdoc.r and the
introspection of REBOL (where examples are run generating the documentation) is one of the coolest parts of REBOL.
Many of the traditional steps of software (and e-authoring in general) through documentation are eliminated. Maybe
the possibility of paperless media being enabled on computers has now begun. The main hurdle now will be for media
authors to 'get it'. (And adopt it). Bravo!"
-- Steve Shireman
"The combination of the new parse function together with the new
built-in CGI support really flies. I was able to convert the long string returned from an HTTP server into a simple
REBOL list, which, with two lines of code, selected and validated the credit card data. With just a few more lines,
I automatically generated either a personalized thank you message, or one informing the customer of the credit
card entry error. Now that's a productivity boost!"
-- Elan Goldman of Microworks LLC
"Great job! I am really impressed as to the fact that the first
time I took a look at some of the code I could easily understand what was going on. Another thing [is] this idea
of aliasing [dialecting]. Who would've thought of it. I think I am going to spend some time with this."
-- Terrence Cox
"As a economist involved in online business development, I've been
looking for a genuinely multi-platform scripting language that is powerful enough to do what I need it to do, but
doesn't require my going back to school to learn how to use it. REBOL gets the job done. What snagged my attention
was the email 'send' command: send me@mydomain.com "message". For e-commerce CGIs that notify me via
email, this is a dream. REBOL is to Python what Python is to Java as far as portability, ease-of-use, and learning
curve are concerned."
-- Chyden.net
"I work in the Australian IT industry as a systems administrator
at the Southern Hemispheres only Internet Data-Center. First, let me say that REBOL is an excellent product, in
fact it redefines excellence. I haven't even spent two hours total with REBOL yet, and I am already blinded by
its power. I plan to become fluent in the programming of the language, and introduce it into my workplace."
-- AndrewH
"Sure, I know 'it's another scripting language' - but consider that
it has support for currency built into it. I don't really see that any where in Perl. Oh yeah, and date arithmetic
too. It's really nothing like C or C++, so I'd suggest that all the nay-sayers who've been saying that it is, take
a look at it for real. Considering that it's a 150Kb download it really shouldn't take that long... Oh yeah there's
another difference from most 'modern' scripting environments, it's small. Yeah - you get all that good stuff in
a very tiny package. So, far, after extensive experience with NNTP and HTTP via Perl, I would have to say that
REBOL is much much simpler to use, and leverage for a person who just wants to get stuff done."
-- Anonymous slashdot.org contributor
"I looked over REBOL during it's inception, as I was working on
an Object Oriented compiler and simulator known as 'e' and specman. I thought at the time, that you need a little
more time to mature the product. Version 2.0 seems to have really moved towards a ready to use, kick-butt kind
of software."
-- David B. Alford
"Thanks to great people at REBOL Technologies for bringing us REBOL,
the messaging language."
-- Petr Krenzelok
"Great work! The new REBOL release is a tour-de-force. "
-- Dobbin
"Thanks for 2.0....I've just a word: <<It's REBOLutionary!>>"
-- jchesnot
"REBOL is amazing. Thanks for developing such a great tool."
-- Rosendo Travieso
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