Re: on Perl

On 16/04/2024 at 16:26, Muttley@dastardlyhq.com wrote:

On Tue, 16 Apr 2024 15:01:56 GMT
scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) wrote:

Muttley@dastardlyhq.com writes:

On Tue, 16 Apr 2024 10:58:49 -0000 (UTC)
Christian Weisgerber <naddy@mips.inka.de> wrote:

the FreeBSD boot loader, another constrained environment.  In the
end Forth proved too unpopular, few people touched it, and it is
being replaced with Lua now.

>
So moving from one language hardly anyone uses to another that hardly anyone
uses. You can't deny the consistency.
>

>
We use lua rather extensively in multiple products.
>
You seem to do nothing but criticize others.

 I've worked in a number of different areas and I've never come across anyone
who mentioned Lua, never mind a company that used it. Whatever you do it
must be rather niche.
 

I use lua to enhance conky - but yes it is a bit niche, I suppose.
--
Chris Elvidge, England
I WILL NOT USE ABBREV.