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Re:Red Programming Language 0.6.3 by coldtea on Tuesday July 18, 2017 @05:30AM (#14795292)
>Some folks might be on a mobile device with an interface that makes it difficult to switch to another window. Or perhaps they are offline when they're writing it. Or perhaps they have mobility / accessibility issues that makes switching a challenge. Those are off the top of my head.

There's also momentum. They want to go write a quick comment and type their thoughts as they come -- not stop and Google things.

Re:Red Programming Language 0.6.3 by greggirwin on Tuesday July 18, 2017 @11:51AM (#14797495)
This is certainly how I am sometimes. I will stop to check things, but it breaks the flow. And, as comments here point out, docs are a big issue. What isn't always clear is how much effort they take to create. With a small team, it's a constant struggle for where to allocate resources. Right now, Red's priorities are based on deliverable functionality.
Re:Red Programming Language 0.6.3 by throwaway7645 on Tuesday July 18, 2017 @12:27PM (#14797812)
Thanks Greg! That is well understood and fine by me. I just don't want to see Red's doc to end up like Rebol's. Honestly, it is probably a non-trivial factor for why it never took off.
Re:Red Programming Language 0.6.3 by greggirwin on Tuesday July 18, 2017 @03:32PM (#14799367)
Still, https://doc.red-lang.org/en/ has some nice docs, and more are in the works.