AltME: Ren - Data Exchange Format

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Geomol
Ah yes, Rebol does it too.
Geomol
Maybe you need Loose Ren and Strict Ren?
Gregg
Nope. Need to keep it simple.
Geomol
agree
Gregg
That doesn't mean people can't write tolerant loaders though.
So if we start with hh:mm:ss all being required, and everyone writes loaders that allow just hh:mm, changing the spec to allow that won't invalidate any existing Ren data.
Geomol
It's almost mission impossible. Easiest then is to skip date and time, so users need to use strings. But this is probably not, what we see as a useful format coming from Rebol.
Good point, Gregg.
Gregg
If we leave out date-time, we're not much better than JSON.
It's just "mission compromise".
But if REBOL, Red, and World all allow just hh:mm, we're incompatible
No perfect answers.
Rebolek
There won't be 100% compatibility anyway. No construction syntax, etc.
Chris
Gregg, "rather than just hoping it will be better"--don't misunderstand me, Trello is better than AltMe. Hands down. Works on mobile, syncs across multiple systems. Despite this not being single-threaded chat, it is still chat with most of the negatives you associate with SO Chat.
Chris
However, y'all seem unconcerned with opening the process beyond a private AltMe channel. Can't say I'm not disappointed and would request again that you reconsider.
Gregg
What's the benefit Chris? As in "What's in it for me?", since altme is a very effective tool for me.
Chris
Assuming Trello as a for instance, you get an organised collaborative space that works across platforms, allows controlled access yet public viewing, has an api (Brett has an API script, I have some non-api scripts) where, for example, you could actually arrange and pull the specification itself. It allows for chat (via comments) but is geared more to the long view--ideas are not lost because they were missed in the chronology and collected information/reference can be placed in context. It also is accessible for those for whom AltMe is not a very effective tool.
Rebolek
+1 for Trello.
Arnold
(+1 for AltME) I fail to see the benefit of public view if all discussing the topic are on AltMe, unless you really need to hold your handheld all day. What I see from the two Red Trelloooos I am not impressed.
About the hour and minutes and seconds, hh:mm vs mm:ss In this notation indeed the difference will not be determinable from data that is filled in the fields alone. But in practise there is an agreement about what is in the designated place and how the data must be interpreted. Else we have to come up with an alternative that will distinguish between 12:30 (hh:mm) and 12:30 (mm:ss).
Gregg
So it's not designed for chat, which is an important collaborative element, ren-data.org is public and the system of record. Trello solves problems I don't have. However, point me to the best example on Trello for a use-case like this, and I'll re-evaluate. Red uses it, so I'm semi-familiar with the UI. Just need a good example to convince me it's worth the effort.
I should say ren-data.org is *my* current public site and *my* current system of record. Bolek has his stuff on Humanistic, and I don't mean to imply that I an Ren's owner.

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