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From: Muttley@dastardlyhq.com
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Subject: Re: on Perl
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2024 15:43:33 -0000 (UTC)
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On Tue, 16 Apr 2024 16:42:43 +0100
Chris Elvidge <chris@mshome.net> wrote:
>On 16/04/2024 at 16:26, Muttley@dastardlyhq.com wrote:
>> On Tue, 16 Apr 2024 15:01:56 GMT
>> scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) wrote:
>>> Muttley@dastardlyhq.com writes:
>>>> On Tue, 16 Apr 2024 10:58:49 -0000 (UTC)
>>>> Christian Weisgerber <naddy@mips.inka.de> wrote:
>>>>> the FreeBSD boot loader, another constrained environment.  In the
>>>>> end Forth proved too unpopular, few people touched it, and it is
>>>>> being replaced with Lua now.
>>>>
>>>> So moving from one language hardly anyone uses to another that hardly
>anyone
>>>> uses. You can't deny the consistency.
>>>>
>>>
>>> We use lua rather extensively in multiple products.
>>>
>>> You seem to do nothing but criticize others.
>> 
>> I've worked in a number of different areas and I've never come across anyone
>> who mentioned Lua, never mind a company that used it. Whatever you do it
>> must be rather niche.
>> 
>
>I use lua to enhance conky - but yes it is a bit niche, I suppose.

Is conky your talking teddy bear?