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Learn Red - Fundamentals of Red. Get up and running with the Red language  for full-stack development

Learn Red - Fundamentals of Red. Get up and running with the Red language for full-stack development

Ivo Balbaert

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A key problem of software development today is software bloat, where huge toolchains and development environments are needed in software coding and deployment. Red significantly reduces this bloat by offering a minimalist but complete toolchain. This is the first introductory book about it, and it will get you up and running with Red as quickly as possible.

This book shows you how to write effective functions, reduce code redundancies, and improve code reuse. It will be helpful for new programmers who are starting out with Red to explore its wide and ever-growing package ecosystem and also for experienced developers who want to add Red to their skill set.

The book presents the fundamentals of programming in Red and in-depth informative examples using a step-by-step approach. You will be taken through concepts and examples such as doing simple metaprogramming, functions, collections, GUI applications, and more. By the end of the book, you will be fully equipped to start your own projects in Red.
  • 1. Red’s Mission
  • 2. Setting Up for Development
  • 3. Using Words, Values and Types
  • 4. Code-Controlling Structures
  • 5. Working with Series and Blocks
  • 6. Using Functions and Objects
  • 7. Working with files
  • 8. Parsing Data
  • 9. Composing Visual Interfaces
  • 10. Advanced Red
  • Title: Learn Red - Fundamentals of Red. Get up and running with the Red language for full-stack development
  • Author: Ivo Balbaert
  • Original title: Learn Red - Fundamentals of Red. Get up and running with the Red language for full-stack development
  • ISBN: 9781789133653, 9781789133653
  • Date of issue: 2018-05-18
  • Format: Ebook
  • Item ID: e_14xj
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing