Hi all

Just wondering if Lua was chosen for a specific reason over C# as it's scripting language?

Would it be a huge undertaking and possible breaking the engine if the team switched to C#?

Thanks!

Lua is far superior basically.

I've been coding for over 45 years now and Lua is by far the best language I have ever used.

Even Google uses LUA, among others as well.

Edit: This looks interesting as well: https://dascript.org/

Yes sorry that's not going to change I'm afraid.

Lua was chosen because its syntax is somewhat similar to the BASIC programming language that the lead developer liked for its simplicity and nostalgic reasons.
Also originally GameGuru was built on the DarkBasic Pro codebase and it had a Lua plugin already and required no effort to implement it.


Yes, it would require a lot of effort to add C# support but C# does not offer any benefits really. C# become popular only because of Unity and .NET but otherwise Lua is superior in every way. Lua is a very fast, simple yet very powerful and capable programming language.

Lua is nothing like BASIC!

It is closest to C in fact, just much cleaner and more sensible.

Yeah, It is not my words. It was Lee Bamber the lead developer the CEO of this place who compared it to BASIC when he chosen Lua. He said the syntax is remind him of BASIC which he liked very much.

C programming
int a = 1;
if (a == 1){a = 2;}

Lua programming
a = 1
if a == 1 then a = 2 end

BASIC programming
a As Integer = 1
If a = 1 Then a = 2 End If

What does Lee know, he is only a black belt.