Re: Lua vs cob
Posted: 20 Apr 2010, 14:45
I used it as an example of how even a primitive construct like DOS can be more concise and friendlier than the likes of COBOL
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Re: Lua vs cob
Posted: 21 Apr 2010, 23:48
Anything that's turing complete is a programming language. If you don't think DOS is a programming language you are probably vastly misinformed about how much it can do despite horrible syntax.
Re: Lua vs cob
Posted: 22 Apr 2010, 03:08
Ok, it is a programming language, but I was more thinking of it's comparison to practical/popular ones.
Re: Lua vs cob
Posted: 22 Apr 2010, 09:41
I would say that Batch is a programming language, but DOS is an operating system and shell.
Re: Lua vs cob
Posted: 23 Apr 2010, 22:16
I would say 'batch' is a generic word for shell scripts and does not specifically mean dos or cmd. I'm not aware of any single word that can be used to refer to the language.
Re: Lua vs cob
Posted: 24 Apr 2010, 13:43
With version of the gadget that I'm about to commit now you can have arbitrary objects as 'thread names'. Not only that means you can just always usezwzsg wrote:Though some explanation for the signal would be useful. The bitmask thing is not obvious.
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local SIG_AIM = {}
IMO both techniques are useful. I suppose for the stumpy a CEG could look nicer, but for e.g. MGs in S44 you don't want a bunch of particles to be created every second frame or so.It's true that a new tutorial, on new unit scripting method, should not use a hide/show flare but a CEG. I guess Tobi wanted to stay close to the Cavedog scripts roots, or to avoid having to explain how to add CEG to a unit definition.
But indeed, explaining how CEG works, how to add it to unit definition etc. would go outside scope of the tutorial. (Also deserves tutorial on it's own.)
Re: Lua vs cob
Posted: 24 Apr 2010, 17:30
Yes and a Hello World in HQ9+ looks like this:AF wrote:I used it as an example of how even a primitive construct like DOS can be more concise and friendlier than the likes of COBOL
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HRe: Lua vs cob
Posted: 25 Apr 2010, 10:00
Why not just make signals simple ID numbers, and make the people using bitmasks call signal() with more than one number? Probably be just as fast in lua.
Re: Lua vs cob
Posted: 26 Apr 2010, 20:31
Hmm that may be an idea.
Also: http://tvo.github.com/spring/2010/04/26 ... mpy-2.html (First one was better though)
Also: http://tvo.github.com/spring/2010/04/26 ... mpy-2.html (First one was better though)
Re: Lua vs cob
Posted: 26 Apr 2010, 21:54
End column should be 2 'ARMSTUMP_HEAP' end, same mistake in the script.Killed example code too.Tobi wrote:Hmm that may be an idea.
Also: http://tvo.github.com/spring/2010/04/26 ... mpy-2.html (First one was better though)
Is there a reason not to use Spring.UnitScript.GetLongestReloadTime?
Re: Lua vs cob
Posted: 26 Apr 2010, 22:10
Thanks, fixed.FLOZi wrote:End column should be 2 'ARMSTUMP_HEAP' end, same mistake in the script.Killed example code too.
I just thought I'd stick with a call-out people already know for now here. Maybe I'll reconsider.Is there a reason not to use Spring.UnitScript.GetLongestReloadTime?