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How to create a floating terminal in #Neovim with a couple of lines in #Lua
#blog #fediverse #mastodon #vim #terminal #editor
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lazybea.rsNeovim, and floating terminals
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Very cool recent video by #GaryExplains about doing an '80s #demoscene-ish demo using #Lua and #Löve2D
https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=qu0REmWuLvA
I think I want to try this out!
Why Lua Beats MicroPython for Serious Embedded Devs
｢ Lua isn’t just compatible with embedded systems; the Lua ANSI C library was designed for them. Its architecture is clean, compact, and deterministic.
MicroPython, on the other hand, is a reimplementation of Python 3. It works well for many embedded use cases, but it inherits assumptions from a desktop-oriented language ｣
https://www.embedded.com/why-lua-beats-micropython-for-serious-embedded-devs
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Getting started with iocaine is now online.
From nothing to running iocaine + Caddy with ai.robots.txt's robots.json and a few metrics as a starting point.
Contains #Roto, #Lua, and #Fennel - and a few tests too, for each.
iocaine.madhouse-project.orgGetting started with iocaine | iocaine - the deadliest poison known to AI
Share of programming languages used by #GTK3 / #GTK4 applications (2025-07-12):
28% #Python
21% #Rust
20% #Vala
17% #C
06% #C++ #Cplusplus
06% #gjs #Javascript #Typescript
03% Other: #Csharp #Go #Lua #Haskell #Swift #Crystal #Swift #D #Perl
65% use GTK4 (90% of them use #libadwaita), while still 35% use GTK3
Method: Source [1] lists 620 awesome #gtk (3/4) #opensource applications and their #programminglanguage
[1] https://github.com/valpackett/awesome-gtk
GitHubGitHub - valpackett/awesome-gtk: List of awesome GTK (3/4) applicationsList of awesome GTK (3/4) applications. Contribute to valpackett/awesome-gtk development by creating an account on GitHub.
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@ngons Yeah, it is an absolutely fantastic update that opens so many doors.
Also Redux as a VST3 having these things built in and Midi Out makes it so much more powerful.
Yay! 
Have been playing with it all day yesterday...
Night time in Lofoten, Norway
Photo by Federico Di Dio
Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/snow-covered-mountain-during-night-time-QI6DitsEmsI
#norway #norvege #noruega #night #nuit #photodenuit #nacht #moon #lune #lua #mond #nature #naturelovers #landscape #sublimelandscape #nightphoto #nightphotography #paysage #stars #sky #nightsky #nightskyspectacle #mountains #montagne
Photo by Federico Di Dio
Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/snow-covered-mountain-during-night-time-QI6DitsEmsI
#norway #norvege #noruega #night #nuit #photodenuit #nacht #moon #lune #lua #mond #nature #naturelovers #landscape #sublimelandscape #nightphoto #nightphotography #paysage #stars #sky #nightsky #nightskyspectacle #mountains #montagne
While it has its own issues, there are several good reasons why my favourite #ProgrammingLanguage in the real world is #C.¹
Why not #Go?
Because it's from #Google.
Why not #Csharp or #Fsharp?
#Microsoft.
Why not #Rust or #Zig?
#LLVM (aka #Apple & friends).
Ultimately, most of languages I avoid like the plague are controlled by #BigTech one way or another.
C is simple enough to get several alternative compilers based on useful standards.² ³
¹ In theory I still prefer #Oberon07, but when I want to code something useful I still use C instead to lower the entry barrier for other devs, because there are too many incompatible implementations of the compiler and "standard" library.
² Ok, #Python, #Scheme and #Lua have similar qualities, but for the tools I write I usually prefer binary executables with no runtime.
³ No, #C++ is not an option.
Why not #Go?
Because it's from #Google.
Why not #Csharp or #Fsharp?
#Microsoft.
Why not #Rust or #Zig?
#LLVM (aka #Apple & friends).
Ultimately, most of languages I avoid like the plague are controlled by #BigTech one way or another.
C is simple enough to get several alternative compilers based on useful standards.² ³
¹ In theory I still prefer #Oberon07, but when I want to code something useful I still use C instead to lower the entry barrier for other devs, because there are too many incompatible implementations of the compiler and "standard" library.
² Ok, #Python, #Scheme and #Lua have similar qualities, but for the tools I write I usually prefer binary executables with no runtime.
³ No, #C++ is not an option.
harmful.cat-v.orgBjarne Stroustrup: "I Did It For You All..."
The @ardour #Lua scripting workshop at #LAC25 #INSA #Lyon has just started. And I am curious to learn how to extend the functionalities of this great free and #OpenSource #DAW in a programmatically way in #realtime.
As @lualang is #CrossPlatform like #Ardour is, you can draft your script on a Windows machine at work and refine it on your #Linux computer later at home, for example.
Let's see how we can automate tasks in Ardour sessions, which otherwise would require another person operating #plugin parameters, session properties, #routing, etc. interactively.
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Ok, dispatch is in, some quick benchmarks, using a script that does nothing but return Outcome::NotForUs:
- lua (luajit): 127k req/sec
- lua (luau-jit): 142k req/sec
- roto: 173k req/sec
So #Roto wins over #Lua by a sizeable margin here, even with luau-jit (which, iirc, is supposed to be the fastest).
However, #Lua is fast enough. I'm willing to trade some performance for user convenience, and Lua is at a spot where the performance drop, while noticable, is within acceptable limits, and is offset by the convenience of the language.
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In a number of ways, #Lua is going to be a better fit than #Roto: it's a far better known language, and a whole bunch of things are easier to do in Lua.
Do I regret going with #Roto first? Absolutely not. I like Roto's syntax better, and prefer its minimalism over Lua. From what I remember about my prior benchmarks, Roto is also significantly faster. But I'll do some side-by-side comparisons once the Lua support is in a better place, and once I can actually choose which one to use.
Right now I just made a struct that implements the same functions as MeansOfProduction, and replaced Roto with Lua. That is obviously not how it will work down the road.
Last night I started to wonder: what if I embedded #Lua in #iocaine?
So today I'm going to do that. A first, exploratory hack is compiling now, so I can benchmark it. It doesn't load any external files yet, it's a hardcoded return false.
come-from.mad-scientist.clubPost by algernon "stubborn" ludd, first of his name, delver of api docs, tamer of wild json, hacker of data, assembler of monsters, @algernon@come-from.mad-scientist.clubApropos of [programming languages](https://come-from.mad-scientist.club/@algernon/statuses/01JYJ54PH881R2KS6ESMTQ0HYT)... the other day I had this weird idea, that I should add another embedded language to iocaine, as an alternative to Roto, assuming the other language can provide similar performanc...
Compact Representations for Arrays in Lua (PDF viewer) https://lobste.rs/s/4t1p6g #lua
https://sol.sbc.org.br/index.php/sblp/article/view/30252/30059
lobste.rsCompact Representations for Arrays in Lua (PDF viewer) | Lobsters
I'm thinking of developing a new course or workshop in the fall.. would any of these interest you?
Okay, my code might be genuinely cursed. I had a function I wrote but wasn't using anymore, but removing it caused the project to lag immensely. I simplified it to a single loop that calls a math function. Not looping or looping fewer times drops the FPS from 120 to 30. What's going on? #love2d #lua
Xmake v3.0 released, Improve c++ modules and jobgraph support https://lobste.rs/s/fefns1 #c #c++ #lua #programming #release
https://github.com/xmake-io/xmake/releases/tag/v3.0.0
lobste.rsXmake v3.0 released, Improve c++ modules and jobgraph support | Lobsters