Promote Lua instead of Python for beginners
I think this one speaks volumes. And there's more I'd like to say about lua:
- It's actually faster than Python
- It lets you know where your indented block ends
Think about this:
python
# Python code
def foo():
return "bar"
lua
-- Lua code
function foo():
return "bar"
end
If you happen to copy a huge snippet of Python and paste it somewhere
that somehow loses indentation on pasting, you're left with a bunch of
garbage to clean. Not the case with Lua. Just try it.
- You can embed Lua almost anywhere; I have seen solutions for c/c++, go, rust;
there maybe some for python as well, but bet you they won't be as lightweight
- Lua has less keywords than python (22 for Lua 5.2 vs 33 for Python 3.7)
More facts coming soon! You may mail me your thoughts on it.