Re: on Perl

On Tue, 16 Apr 2024 08:49:23 -0700
John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> wrote:

On Tue, 16 Apr 2024 15:43:33 -0000 (UTC)
Muttley@dastardlyhq.com wrote:
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So moving from one language hardly anyone uses to another that
hardly 

anyone 

uses. You can't deny the consistency.

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We use lua rather extensively in multiple products.
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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.

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I use lua to enhance conky - but yes it is a bit niche, I suppose. 

 
Is conky your talking teddy bear?

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It's *very* commonly used as a "bolt-on" solution for scripting in a
wide variety of applications, particularly videogame engines. I eagerly
await your explanation of how that doesn't count since it's outside
your own sphere of experience.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_applications_using_Lua
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Lua_(programming_language)-scripted_vide
o_games

Oh, games. Serious applications then.