Practical

Rye is a dynamic, homoiconic language inspired by Rebol, Factor, Shell, and Go. Its main claim is that you can have a flexible syntax while being strict about state: more about its principles If you haven’t already, be sure to first read PART 1 before reading part 2 below. For intro to language with more explanation visit Meet Rye. If you want to see it use in practice the Cookbook. This document is about compact code with minimal prose. So let’s go for it… ...

Rye is a dynamic, homoiconic language inspired by Rebol, Factor, Shell, and Go. Its main claim is that you can have a flexible syntax while being strict about state. Rye has no Null, is constant by default, treats everything as an expression, has no keywords, and every active element is a function. Words are evaluated in a hierarchy of contexts… more about its principles But all this has already been described in multiple places. Here, we try to teach quickly by showing compact, practical code with minimal commentary. So let’s dive in… ...