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Red: A programming language inspired by REBOL

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95 points Levitating | 5 comments | 31 Aug 25 03:14 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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hn-ifs ◴[31 Aug 25 11:13 UTC] No.45082292[source]▶
I remember looking at red ages ago but never got round to using it. I like to learn odd non-mainstream languages. Currently learning Nushell which is an amazing alternative shell. And I like the look of roc-lang too.

I'm desperate for a truly cross platform programming language with gui abilities on those platforms. I'm slowly learning dart/flutter for this but truly wish for something simpler. I get the reasoning behind flutters declarative style but it's certainly not simple, especially when you get to state management.

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1. gcanyon ◴[31 Aug 25 14:40 UTC] No.45083488[source]▶
"simple cross-platform GUI+programming language" livecode.com fits that description. It's been my daily driver for years, but full disclosure I'm now looking for something similar to your requirements, but python-based.
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2. WillAdams ◴[31 Aug 25 14:50 UTC] No.45083586[source]▶
Any progress from the openXtalk people trying to keep the opensource of Livecode (from before the rugpull) going?

I bought a book on using QT6 from Python --- hoping to finish an initial read and then give it a try (unless something better comes along).

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3. RodgerTheGreat ◴[31 Aug 25 15:59 UTC] No.45084172[source]▶
Depending on how elaborate your GUI needs are, CardStock might be suitable: https://cardstock.run
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4. gcanyon ◴[04 Sep 25 05:59 UTC] No.45124031[source]▶
None as far as I know, but I haven't been following them.
5. gcanyon ◴[04 Sep 25 06:00 UTC] No.45124033[source]▶
Interesting, thanks!