Re: MoonScript, a language that compiles to Lua

[Xavier Wang <weasley.wx@...>]

2011/8/11 Philippe Lhoste <PhiLho@gmx.net>:
> On 11/08/2011 10:27, steve donovan wrote:
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>> It does look good. Not sure that the world needs another language, [...]
>
> A question coming with each announce of a new language, ie. some fifty-two
> times per year (made up figure, of course).
> Particularly in the JVM world, with the announces of Gosu, Mirah, Ceylon,
> Kotlin, etc. "Why make a new language when we have the awesome Scala?" <-
> often prompted because the new languages feel the need to compare to Scala,
> promising more simplicity, while detractors say that then they loose power
> and flexibility.
>
> Why make a new language?
> - Because it is fun! (that alone is probably the main cause for
> proliferation)
> - Because of some frustration with the existing languages (on syntax, on
> limitations, etc.)
>
> There are some languages inspired more or less by Lua, but not much using
> the LuaVM and even less producing Lua code, so it is an interesting product.
> I wonder how hard it would be to produce JavaScript instead. It is a common
> target for compilers today, because it is so pervasive / cross-platform, and
> recent performances of JS engines make it a more realistic target.
>
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> Philippe Lhoste
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I think it is not a *new* language -- as it looks very like CoffeeScript :)