Re: Terra : "Lua" can be as fast as C
- From: Simon Heath <icefoxen@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: luajit <luajit@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 25 May 2013 11:10:23 -0700
Excerpts from Michael Gogins's message of 2013-05-25 10:03:37 -0700:
> Assuming -- for the sake of argument -- that LuaJIT runs about as fast as
> optimized C, and that it will run all required programs, then what would be
> the advantage of a statically typed and compiled Lua? Perhaps there might
> be some advantage to achieving more correct programs with static typing,
> but otherwise it's just adding an unnecessary step...
I'm no expert, but from reading this list it does appear that there
are a number of (usually-unimportant) gotchas and caveats associated
with using LuaJIT. These usually seem to exist because the runtime
has to have a certain design; static typing might make it easier to
work around such constraints.
But I don't actually know much about the internals of either system,
just some background on the subject.
Simon
>
> Just my 2 cents,
> Mike Gogins
>
> On Sat, May 25, 2013 at 12:49 PM, pingon begand <sbronfion@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Indeed.
> >
> > Is the LuaJIT team also interested to do a "statically typed and compiled
> > Lua" ? I think Mike Pall exactly knows how to achieve this optimally.
> >
> >
> > 2013/5/20 Mike Pall <mike-1305@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >> pingon begand wrote:
> >> > A new project has appeared. It is called Terra :
> >>
> >> They have a mailing list. Please use that one for any discussions.
> >>
> >> --Mike
> >>
> >>
> >
>
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