Earlier quoted context omitted.
I see it as a toy language. The only person I think would find it useful is leafo himself since he can edit it however he wants. But everyone else should stay away from it. Plain Lua is so much better.
There are a lot of features that make Moonscript much more convenient than plain Lua. Examples (try the first three in Lua): - default values for function parameters - list comprehensions [x * 2 for x in *{1, 2, 3}] - easier iteration (e.g. `for key, value in pairs obj`) - local is default, not global - a simple class system if you need it - `export`, `from` and `import` keywords - `+=`, `/=`, `*=` etc. operators - i…
function f(a, b, c, d)
a = a or 1
b = b or 2
c = c or 3
d = d or 4
end
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14444215
> local is default, not global
I think this is a con.
> a simple class system if you need it
I also think this is a con, because it limits flexibility.
Here's my class system:
Object = {}
function Object:new()
local self = setmetatable({}, {__index = self})
return self
end
local super = Object
Shape = Object.new(super)
function Shape:new(color)
local self = super.new(self)
self.color = color
return self
end
local super = Shape
RedShape = Object.new(super)
function RedShape:new()
local self = super.new(self, 0xff0000)
return self
end
> `export`, `from` and `import` keywords
Sounds like a con to me. `require` is simple.
> `+=`, `/=`, `*=`
I agree with this one.