[Rant] LUA

[metehan]

none of thespidey's posts make the least bit of sense... at all. i think Spidey just likes to start arguments because he switches sides constantly and he flipflops on his own statements.

ascent == blizzard or is roughly close and is SUPPOSED to be the same (or as similar as it gets)
lua is lua whether it be for the GUI or for creatures its still the same language.
spells trigger your UI? wtf where does that come from? alot of spells have dummy scripts yes but i don't see a "look at talents" spell anywhere.

1. I loled.
2. Can you link me ANYWHERE he flipfloped?
3. Ascent does not = blizzard in anyway.
4. Ok obviously you don't know that different languages have different purposes, I am not gonna code a game in PHP and I am not gonna code a site in C++.

[SectorSeven]

Regardless of peoples opinions that have replyed, all said LUA was a pretty darn good lightweight, easy to learn language

Also metehan why arn't you quoting GP or Spidey or Me on this one and telling us were wrong?

[arigity]

1. i lol'd, learn your insults.
2. no i can't... i prefer pictures http://jettmedia.com/files/gxcp8myq71dibx0t8nhz.png
3. ascent is MEANT to be as blizzlike as possible. been like that, since ever. in actuality they are not nearly the same but it is MEANT to be the same. your argument fails
4. you don't code a game like wow in lua however you CAN use languages like lua to increase the capabilities of your program. kinda like how you can make a PHP script perform a SQL query. same language? no.

any more stupid remarks?

also i notice you didn't comment on my "do you even know either remark" so... do you?

[metehan]

Regardless of peoples opinions that have replyed, all said LUA was a pretty darn good lightweight, easy to learn language

Also metehan why arn't you quoting GP or Spidey or Me on this one and telling us were wrong?

Almost too lightweight.

[degoscar]

I am using LUA and I like what it can do. I enjoy what little I can do with it as I am only a novice. I guess my statement isn't about the language or even its worth as a language; I am just curious about one thing here…


Why are we fighting about it?


It just doesn't seem constructive to promote a conflict. If you can make use of a coding script do so. If you can't or won't then thank the folks that can if you use the stuff they make. Let’s just code in what we like and help one another out.

Please folks if you know more, if you understand a better way, then code in the best script you can and pass on the work so we can all emulate you, so we'll all reach for the next rung on the ladder.

It's just so much time wasted, instead of dropping the gloves and having at one another, when we could be helping one another.

Just my two coppers

Joe

[SectorSeven]

metehan your looking it too much in terms of Ascent, in which it really does suck. But outside that it rocks

[imsosorrygms]

Almost too lightweight.

then why dont u make more lua functions? its just to add them into the core luascripting.dll file
dont just rant about a scripting program, its here cus its easy... its not here to have so much functions but if u want to add more then just use lua++

[TheSpidey]

1. i lol'd, learn your insults.
2. no i can't... i prefer pictures http://jettmedia.com/files/gxcp8myq71dibx0t8nhz.png
3. ascent is MEANT to be as blizzlike as possible. been like that, since ever. in actuality they are not nearly the same but it is MEANT to be the same. your argument fails
4. you don't code a game like wow in lua however you CAN use languages like lua to increase the capabilities of your program. kinda like how you can make a PHP script perform a SQL query. same language? no.

any more stupid remarks?

also i notice you didn't comment on my "do you even know either remark" so... do you?

Try to read the content before you write stupid comments.
I said Lua in Ascent is great for scripting small things. However the reason it's in ascent is NOT because Blizzard uses it. Notice how the two facts do not clash.

Oh and I forgot the part where you worked for Blizzard and saw the source code for their server software.

And once again you prove your ignorance, this time by comparing Lua to SQL.

[2dgreengiant]

LUA is awesome since it is simple and can be learned without having to go to extreme methods, yes C++ is also awesome but that takes alot of learning as well, alot more.

[TheSpidey]

I agree completely, but saying Ascent should use Lua as a world scripting language because Blizzard uses it as a GUI scripting language is silly

[arigity]

perhaps YOU didn't read what you wrote?... or what i wrote? blizzard uses lua for most (if not all) of your UI making it a bit larger then "small" the fact that there is a difference in reasons why ascent and blizzard use lua is not important because they both DO use lua making your statement flop over itself.

neither i nor luktut said that blizzard uses it as a world scripting language. that is something YOU implied, i suggest working on your reading skills.
i did not compare lua to sql (work on your reading) i compared the way they are used by other languages even though they aren't the other language.

like many languages LUA can be used for a plethora of things and i highly doubt that we use much of its true capabilities in ascent, also there is no guarantee that blizzard doesn't use it as they seem to apply it willingly to every other area of wow.
i don't see you posting blizzards source code explicitly showing that they don't use lua. where is your proof they don't use it again? oh right, you have none.

some expert...

[Gastricpenguin]

Mindless flame war.. Thread closed.

Metehan, stop provoking these topics, you are already on thin ice.