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Re:Finding the Lost Vikings – Reversing a Virtual Machine by ianl_person on Tuesday February 21, 2017 @11:34AM (#13696790)
Bytecode programs can be more compact and built-in coroutines are useful for games.
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Re:Finding the Lost Vikings – Reversing a Virtual Machine by vvanders on Tuesday February 21, 2017 @12:00PM (#13697085)
Yup, coroutines are a really nice fit for game logic which is partly why you see Lua used so often in games(along with being super-compact and fast).
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