Minimalism in programming language design

Re:Minimalism in programming language design by Rochus on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @10:04AM (#31492267)

I've used a lot of different embedded scripting languages with C and C++ and Lua is by far the most efficient and easiest to integrate one. Especially the 5.1 version is excellent and I still use it today. In what notable project have you used Lua?

> I'm not an expert user of anything though

But apparently confident enough to make negative comments about the technology.

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Re:Minimalism in programming language design by giraffe_lady on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @10:21AM (#31492488)

Yeah pretty much, sorry. I do this for money and generally more or less enjoy it as far as that goes. But I've always had a miserable time working in lua, more than any other language I've touched professionally.

I might be wrong about the technical reasons why, and I'm genuinely sorry if I've unfairly maligned your baby here. But it has always been unpleasant for me and I think I'm entitled to my confidence about my own experiences in it.

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Re:Minimalism in programming language design by Rochus on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @10:42AM (#31492762)

It's not my "baby", just one of many programming languages I'm using or design myself; but is't a great example for how good you can get with a minimal language design. Personally I prefer strictly/statically typed languages.

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