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Describing Red as Rebol3 like is not fair IMO, it goes beyond that in many aspects - there is a compiler, C-level dialect (Red/System), reactive framework, ...

Anyway, Arturo looks interesting and I'm looking forward to try it!

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I didn't say that in a despective way at all. My only point is that Red - as far I've seen it at least - tries to maintain a great deal of compatibility with Rebol, while Arturo used it as a starting point. (Arturo can be run as valid Rebol code, only if you stick to the absolute basics)

Even using it as an inspiration, it's obvious that I absolutely respect both projects.

Again, what I'm trying to do is take the good points and create something completely new.

Looking forward to hearing your feedback/ideas/suggestion/anything. I'm all ears! :)

(Code contributions are also 100% welcome!)

Compatibility with either Rebol 2 or 3 is not the goal, since Red takes the best parts from both.

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