Re: Tcl vs. Lua

In article <1135859377.142907.11560@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Lisa Pearlson <reageer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Coincidentally I came across Lua ( http://lua.org ).
>Seems their goals, portability, embeddability, extendability, are
>similar to Tcl.
>Just like Tcl, I had never heard of Lua, but they claim it to be
>simple, fast, etc.
>
>So, I can't help wonder how Tcl compares to Lua.
>Does anyone here know Lua? I'm sure each has their strengths and
>weaknesses. I'm only interested in what are Tcl's advantages over Lua.
>
>Lisa
>

Tcl constitutes a far richer programming environment.
Lua is more minimal in its run-time impact.

Tcl supports Unicode and regular expressions more fully
than Lua.

Tcl has Starpacks, stubs, and so on.

Tcl/Tk is ahead of TkLua.

There are more Tcl books.

Some prefer EIAS to the impressive mileage Lua gets out
of dictionary-based metaprogramming.

Lua's a wonderful language. It also remains a niche
language. Tcl comes much closer to universality.
.

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