Re: [dev] promoting suckless code on RosettaCode.org, tips for Lua

2024-07-15 Thread Ethan Marshall
On 12/06/24 07:03pm, Greg Reagle wrote: > > And while I have your attention... What a great language Lua is! Couldn't agree more. It has by far the best C interface I've ever used. If you want a nice exploration into how a programming language works, read the Lua source code - it is also wonderful

Re: [dev] promoting suckless code on RosettaCode.org, tips for Lua

2024-06-13 Thread Greg Minshall
Greg, thanks. i've looked at Lua, but not much. but, i do very much like Javascript (in spite of the name) + typescript (in spite of the lineage). if you know those two, i'd find a two cents/sentence thumbs up/down interesting. cheers, Greg

[dev] promoting suckless code on RosettaCode.org, tips for Lua

2024-06-12 Thread Greg Reagle
I like to demonstrate suckless-style code (by which I mean simpler, fewer lines, more elegant) on RosettaCode.org. I have found overly elaborate and complex code that I have either replaced or supplemented with a simpler implementation. I encourage the rest of you to take a look and see what y