Jonathan Blow on scripting languages

Name: Jonathan Blow on scripting languages
Uploaded: 2019-06-02T01:50:51Z
Duration: 9 min 30 s
Channel: Jeru Sanders
Description: Jonathan Blow argues that embedding separate scripting languages in game engines is redundant when the primary language can do the job.

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Game development Programming languages Game programming Language design and type systems

Jonathan Blow argues that embedding separate scripting languages in game engines is redundant when the primary language can do the job.

Full vod: twitch.tv/videos/424322333?t=01h03m50s Nothing else related was said, but there's Twitch chat if you wanna see that.

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What people say. Recommended as a great explanation of why separate scripting languages in game engines are often redundant and unnecessary.

u/llothar68in r/ProgrammingLanguages • 2 years agoRecommends

Why are there no static typed embeddable script/extension language? I have to say, i find it irritating that there is not a single successful extension language that is static typed. It could offer much more help to the casual user/programmer who just want to extend it a little bit. Unlike the dynamic typed script languages they could offer a lot more help and safety. I agree with Jonathan Blow on this one [video Or do i miss and there is one.

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Lua doesn’t really solve anything fundamental. It’s popular because it’s small and easy to embed. But embeddable interpreters, while fun pet projects, they’re redundant and trivial. Jonathan Blow has a great explanation of this link to this video Write reusable libraries first, let people embed them into whatever scripting language/GUI app they want. Scripting languages, Linux distros, it’s all Pokémon cards.

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There’s nothing about this that screams “this language needs to be created”. Call me a pessimist, but I’ve seen So many toy languages on HN. My advice is, if you don’t have any original ideas and want users, your best bet is to implement a subset of JS, that’s the route I’m taking. Jonathan Blow has a great talk on the redundancy of scripting languages in game engines. link to this video

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pengaruon Hacker News • 6 years agoMentions

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> I can guarantee you that a game will need a scripting language. Better get that done already. Is that really so certain? link to this video

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veidelison Hacker News • 5 years agoMentions

On “Modern Javascript: Everything you missed over the last 10 years (2020)”

"Gaming engines are scriptable for a reason" - I'm sure I've heard the opposite opinion from respectable sources at least 2 times. Here's Jonathan Blow link to this video I agree with the rest wholeheartedly.

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