Re: Lua on Reddit again

[GrayFace <sergroj@...>]

On 31.01.2011 15:53, Enrico Colombini wrote:
> On 31/01/2011 10.20, steve donovan wrote:
> > Another short response to that question:
> > [[
> >      * No Java-like OO
> >      * No string support, only 1byte char lists.
> >      * Awkward syntax
> >      * Meta-tables makes people feel uncomfortable
> > ]]
>
> At least the last point is easy to fix: just remove metatables and 
> we'll have a better language :-)
>
> I'm always amused seeing people searching for a different language... 
> as long as it's identical to the one they are used to.

I'd say metatables stuff may indeed get messy, mostly because there's no 
standard OO. I haven't heard of full OO implementations at all, by which 
I mean support for properties, hence privates; reflection. That's the 
number 1 candidate for standard library IMO.

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