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Re: SCRIPT-8: An 8 Bit Fantasy Computer Programmed with Javascript

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Post by maccio92 » Sat, Jan 26, 2019, 2:44 AM UTC

krapp wrote: post #15

jungler wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Everything compiles to JS these days, so it is an easy lowest common denominator. Lua is a semantically cleaner alternative but it has relatively less mindshare and hence less third-party support.

>Everything compiles to JS these days, so it is an easy lowest common denominator. That's not even remotely true. JS is only a common denominator for running code in a browser, but the lowest common denominator is still C/C++ and Java, even with native applications vs. Electron.

Shh don't burst the web dev's bubble

Re: SCRIPT-8: An 8 Bit Fantasy Computer Programmed with Javascript

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Post by danielvf » Sat, Jan 26, 2019, 3:28 AM UTC

gabrielflorit wrote: post #17

Hello everybody, author here. I hope you enjoy my tiny project. Regarding language, I chose Javascript for three reasons: - the (ab)use of `eval` lets you do all sorts of sorcery, like instant evaluation - the JS Redux library makes it easy to work with state, and I couldn't have implemented SCRIPT-8's time-traveling debugger without it - I dream in Javascript I love Lua's small footprint, and very early on I conside…

This is amazing! I'll be letting my kids play with it tomorrow!

And JS is a great choice.

Re: SCRIPT-8: An 8 Bit Fantasy Computer Programmed with Javascript

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Post by azhenley » Sat, Jan 26, 2019, 3:43 AM UTC

The time-traveling and live editing features make this incredible.

When I get the time I’d love to replicate this in Go (since I’m trying to learn Go at the moment). Nice work!

Re: SCRIPT-8: An 8 Bit Fantasy Computer Programmed with Javascript

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Post by pedrogpimenta » Sat, Jan 26, 2019, 3:49 AM UTC

dmitrygr wrote: post #3

"8-bit" You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. Javascript has no 8-bit types, nor does it have memory limits that 8-bit machines had. Pixelated graphics are cool and all, but it does not place you in the same league with people who made games fit in 128 bytes of ram and 2K of ROM, sorry!

You shouldn't take everything so serious, dude. Relax. Enjoy. It's fun.

Re: SCRIPT-8: An 8 Bit Fantasy Computer Programmed with Javascript

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Post by popnroll » Sat, Jan 26, 2019, 4:49 AM UTC

dmitrygr wrote: post #10

kittiepryde wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Other than the phrase 8-bit fantasy, I couldn't find the phrase 8-bit anywhere on the linked page.

title of submission is " SCRIPT-8: An 8 Bit Fantasy Computer"