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Re:Red programming language 0.6.2: LibRed and Macros by greggirwin on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @04:58PM (#13980638)
Yup. We often write code like normal programmers, but sometimes we do build up vocabularies more, even when not using `parse` to write DSLs.

"Red or REBOL" = Redbol (sounds like Red Bull) :) And where Perl has Mongers, Ruby has Rubyists, Python has Pythonistas, and Rebol has Rebolers, Red has Reducers.

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Re:Red programming language 0.6.2: LibRed and Macros by vram22 on Thursday March 30, 2017 @12:36PM (#13996847)
Ha, Reducers is a good term, considering: the goals of Red (reducing complexity being one), the small size of Red (and REBOL) programs that get non-trivial things done, and finally the size of the software itself (the interpreter - and also compiler in the case of Red). Even the small EXE sizes, in fact (though I've only created EXEs for small programs so far, with it).
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