Post 228255 by thatcosmonaut@knzk.me
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 (DIR) Post #228107 by thatcosmonaut@knzk.me
       2018-09-26T22:59:13Z
       
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       lua is a delightful programming language
       
 (DIR) Post #228119 by nuklearfiziks@mastodon.social
       2018-09-26T22:59:41Z
       
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       @thatcosmonaut I've been meaning to learn it!
       
 (DIR) Post #228217 by p@freespeechextremist.com
       2018-09-26T23:01:46.223921Z
       
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       @thatcosmonaut That's my overall impression. I'm willing to put up with 1-indexed arrays because the syntax and semantics are an absolute delight.
       
 (DIR) Post #228255 by thatcosmonaut@knzk.me
       2018-09-26T23:02:32Z
       
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       @nuklearfiziks the basics of it are very simple and flexible so you build stuff on top of it and kind of make it your own. it's fast as hell too. reminds me a lot of LISP in that way
       
 (DIR) Post #228445 by fool@mastodon.technology
       2018-09-26T23:07:55Z
       
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       @thatcosmonaut I prefer languages that have a single, simple guiding principle with a single, simple design built on it, and Lua is a great example. Everything is a table, and when the trade-offs inherent in that decision make something harder than it would be with a different approach, it feels forthright about it.
       
 (DIR) Post #228500 by thatcosmonaut@knzk.me
       2018-09-26T23:09:50Z
       
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       @fool absolutely, it has tricky bits but at least it never surprises you