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Re:What do I think about Lua after shipping a project with 6... by gary_0 on Saturday June 01, 2024 @03:32PM (#40548437)
It's a joke wryly comparing its uncommon origins with its uncommon design.
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Re:What do I think about Lua after shipping a project with 6... by adolph on Saturday June 01, 2024 @04:13PM (#40548729)
Yep, sounded like papal bull
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Re:What do I think about Lua after shipping a project with 6... by m463 on Saturday June 01, 2024 @07:20PM (#40549964)
Well, trees have roots in competing norse mythologies. And dictionaries might be seen as elitist in societies with high illiteracy rates.
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Re:What do I think about Lua after shipping a project with 6... by endtime on Sunday June 02, 2024 @02:58AM (#40551979)
It sounds kind of like something Scott Alexander would write.
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Re:What do I think about Lua after shipping a project with 6... by foldr on Sunday June 02, 2024 @09:47AM (#40554082)
There's not really anything uncommon about a programming language having its origins in academia, a university being Catholic, or a university being in Brazil (which is the world's 7th most populous country). So I also don't really get this.
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