a statically typed aot compiled scripting language is... not

satvikpendem 9 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I script with Rust via cargo-script, it works great. Scripting is a task for when you want to achieve something in one file instead of a full blown application. It is not about the language, you can script in C or assembly if you so chose.

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nine_k 12 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

"Scripting" is a role: an embedded, human-friendly, compact language, also suitable for interactive work / REPL.

(Laugh all you want, but Haskell has a rather nice REPL, and can work as a scripting language.)

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LoganDark 12 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Luau gets pretty close to statically typed and AOT compiled now. It's still a scripting language.

Even C or Rust can be a scripting language. You just integrate the toolchain to your app, same as every other scripting language.

	▲	mastermage 8 hours ago \| parent [-]
		+1 for Luau which is just realy good.