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== Description == | |||
Lua is a very nice and easy to learn scripting language specifically designed to be embedable and able to represent complex data. | Lua is a very nice and easy to learn scripting language specifically designed to be embedable and able to represent complex data. | ||
== Features == | |||
* Clean syntax | * Clean syntax | ||
* Simple yet extremely powerful and extensible datastructure, the tables, that can be used as hashtables, vectors, arrays, lists, namespaces, objects, ... | * Simple yet extremely powerful and extensible datastructure, the tables, that can be used as hashtables, vectors, arrays, lists, namespaces, objects, ... | ||
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* Very fast | * Very fast | ||
* Can be compiled to bytecode(actaully it always is, but the bytecode can be dumped to a file for later reuse) | * Can be compiled to bytecode(actaully it always is, but the bytecode can be dumped to a file for later reuse) | ||
* Easy integrated with all languages that can load C libraries (also [[FreePascal]] | |||
* Many other nifty things ;) | * Many other nifty things ;) | ||
Lua is | == Roguelikes == | ||
Lua is probably the most popular scripting language for roguelikes. Some of the projects that use Lua: | |||
* [[Angband]] - since 3.0.0 Angband supports Lua scripts. | |||
* [[ToME]] - a good part of the engine is in Lua and the game itself will be completly in Lua in the next version. | |||
* [[H-World]] - all modding in this engine is done through Lua scripts | |||
* [[Tower of Doom]] | |||
* [[Carceri]] | |||
== Links == | |||
* [http://lua.org/ Lua homepage] | |||
[[Category:Programming languages]] | [[Category:Programming languages]] | ||
Revision as of 11:42, 6 June 2005
Description
Lua is a very nice and easy to learn scripting language specifically designed to be embedable and able to represent complex data.
Features
- Clean syntax
- Simple yet extremely powerful and extensible datastructure, the tables, that can be used as hashtables, vectors, arrays, lists, namespaces, objects, ...
- Easily embedable into existing projects
- Lightweight
- Very fast
- Can be compiled to bytecode(actaully it always is, but the bytecode can be dumped to a file for later reuse)
- Easy integrated with all languages that can load C libraries (also FreePascal
- Many other nifty things ;)
Roguelikes
Lua is probably the most popular scripting language for roguelikes. Some of the projects that use Lua:
- Angband - since 3.0.0 Angband supports Lua scripts.
- ToME - a good part of the engine is in Lua and the game itself will be completly in Lua in the next version.
- H-World - all modding in this engine is done through Lua scripts
- Tower of Doom
- Carceri