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| - | MIT License |
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moonscript
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Why Fennel?
Now I like lua, and think single pass is the way to go for interpreted, since you don't have the disadvantage of a slow compile time no matter how big your codebase gets, BUT its not great to write in. things like +=, ++, are not possible, which means the only solution is to transpile into it, which has led to some good languages like moonscript[0], teal[1] which offers static type checking, an absolute must as your codebase grows.
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Forth: The programming language that writes itself: The Web Page
That can be very productive and clever, but be - and stay - aware that such polyglot solutions tend to be maintenance headaches in the longer run.
There is a really nice open source project out there that allows you to train your hearing and your sightreading, but it's written in the authors own language which in turn compiles to JavaScript and the headache to set up their toolchain is such that I haven't bothered fixing any of the bugs that I'm aware of (and there are plenty).
https://sightreading.training/
https://github.com/leafo/sightreading.training
It's written in a language called 'Moonscript':
https://github.com/leafo/moonscript
Which compiles to Lua. Which compiles to JS.
Madness. Nice madness, but still, it stopped me from being a contributor.
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Lua: The Little Language That Could
RE: the cost of switching at this point, what about languages that compile to Lua? Like https://moonscript.org/. That would let you keep the legacy code, no?
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Trying to make a website with Lapis
In the case of Lapis, it is actually written in Moonscript, which needs a few more things.
- Launch HN: Moonrepo (YC W23) – Open-source build system
- Using Lua with C++
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Using other languages
There's also some languages made to compile straight to Lua: - MoonScript is the most popular Lua wrapper - it's built to be more Python-like, featuring indentation-based scopes, function calls without parentheses, lambda syntax, list comprehension, and much more. - Yuescript is a modern update to MoonScript that adds more features (I haven't used it myself, so I'm not entirely sure exactly how it differs from MS). - Teal is a version of Lua that adds static typing for better code standards.
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Best Websites For Coders
A programmer-friendly language that compiles to Lua.
- data types in function definition
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A MiniTron In 47 Lines
This is a sample code for learning, written in Moonscript for TIC-80:
TIC-80
- Picotron Is a Fantasy Workstation
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Ask HN: Yo wants to build a game, I'm lost. What can I do?
Or the more free TIC-80. I have paid for both, but never used either enough to be able to say one or the other has any significant advantages.
- Not only Unity...
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PicoCalc
I wish the community moved to an open source option like TIC-80[0].
- Publishing my first game using pico-8
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LÖVE: a framework to make 2D games in Lua
Main differences are: 16:9 aspect ratio, no cpu limits and many languages to tinker with: lua, js, squirrel, wren, janet, wasm, ... and just recently - a Python support was added.
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Procedural Tree Generator - Free Pixel Art Tool
Included native builds for windows, mac, linux, html, and also TIC-80's .PNG, .TIC and .LUA formats. Try out the web version here - https://tic80.com/play?cart=3424 See the TIC-80 wiki for instructions on exporting https://github.com/nesbox/TIC-80/wiki
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Procedural Tree Generator
https://github.com/nesbox/TIC-80/ - TIC-80 website (for running .lua .png or .tic files) as well as TIC-80 documentation.
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Hey, I need advice!😶
Try https://tic80.com/ instead of PICO-8, it's a free open-source alternative and still fun.
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Anybody working on games here?
Tho personally I've come to prefer making my games in https://love2d.org and https://tic80.com
What are some alternatives?
Yuescript - A Moonscript dialect compiles to Lua.
awesome-PICO-8 - A curated list of awesome PICO-8 resources, carts, tools and more
nelua-lang - Minimal, efficient, statically-typed and meta-programmable systems programming language heavily inspired by Lua, which compiles to C and native code.
love - LÖVE is an awesome 2D game framework for Lua.
TypeScriptToLua - Typescript to lua transpiler. https://typescripttolua.github.io/
pyxel - A retro game engine for Python
luau - A fast, small, safe, gradually typed embeddable scripting language derived from Lua
PixelVision8 - Pixel Vision 8's core philosophy is to teach retro game development with streamlined workflows. PV8 is also a platform that standardizes 8-bit fantasy console limitations built on top of the open-source C# game engine based on MonoGame.
LuaJIT - Mirror of the LuaJIT git repository
LIKO-12 - LIKO-12 is an open source fantasy computer made using LÖVE.
nvim-lspconfig - Quickstart configs for Nvim LSP
ruffle - A Flash Player emulator written in Rust