I like Lua, but after going all in on Gambit-C^1 for a bit, I'm not sure anything can top its level of integration. Besides compiling to C, it just lets you straight up write C inside of a .scm file.

    (c-declare #
    c-declare-end)

    ((c-lambda () void
    #


and then run the corresponding executable
    gsc -exe embed.scm && ./embed


1. https://www.deusinmachina.net/p/gambit-c-scheme-and-c-a-matc...


    
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      Post by zvr » Wed, Nov 20, 2024, 5:16 PM UTC
      
      I think all the arguments of the article still hold if one changes "Lua" to "Tcl". (well, the general arguments, not anything related to the Xedge framework).
      
    
    
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    zvr wrote:
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    I think all the arguments of the article still hold if one changes "Lua" to "Tcl". (well, the general arguments, not anything related to the Xedge framework).
  


      
      I love Tcl.
      
    
    
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      Post by sgt » Sun, Nov 24, 2024, 1:14 PM UTC
      
      

  
    thunderbong wrote:
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    Title on article Using Lua for Embedded Development vs. Traditional C Code
  


      
      And with Xedge IDE - a web based IDE. I would want to use my own editor and not rely on any company dependant frameworks.
      
    
    
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