Re: Tcl vs. Lua


Cameron Laird wrote:
> 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.

EIAS?

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