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@@ -36,15 +36,15 @@ On the other hand, we do want full functionality to be available to high
36level scripting languages. While Lua is the chosen language, there's 36level scripting languages. While Lua is the chosen language, there's
37been some success translating to and from Lua which may help us be more 37been some success translating to and from Lua which may help us be more
38agnostic here. There's others working on translating things to Lua, 38agnostic here. There's others working on translating things to Lua,
39based on the theory that since it's the fastest scripting lagnuage, that 39based on the theory that since it's the fastest scripting language, that
40might help speed up other scripting languages. 40might help speed up other scripting languages.
41 41
42In particular, translating LSL into Lua has so for been working well. 42In particular, translating LSL into Lua has so for been working well.
43The parts that can be benchmarked soo far are very fast indeed, making 43The parts that can be benchmarked so far are very fast indeed, making
44SL and OS look like the crippled snails that they are. Also, there's 44SL and OS look like the crippled snails that they are. Also, there's
45some evidence that we might be able to translate Lua into ECMAScript to 45some evidence that we might be able to translate Lua into ECMAScript to
46run in web browsers, or run a Lua VM inside the ECMAScript VM. 46run in web browsers, or run a Lua VM inside the ECMAScript VM.
47Alledgedly, while the scripts run slower than LuaJIT can run them, they 47Allegedly, while the scripts run slower than LuaJIT can run them, they
48are still quite fast compared to ECMAScript. We need this to support 48are still quite fast compared to ECMAScript. We need this to support
49legacy web browsers, which decided long ago to standardise on 49legacy web browsers, which decided long ago to standardise on
50ECMAScript. Alice loves her some JavaScript and node.js. 50ECMAScript. Alice loves her some JavaScript and node.js.
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ wanted to use a different markup syntax. lol
64 64
65I solved this by installing a few markup systems, but the majority of it 65I solved this by installing a few markup systems, but the majority of it
66got written as what Drupal refers to as "simple formatting", which 66got written as what Drupal refers to as "simple formatting", which
67basically allows the use of certain HTML tags, plus a few nicities. 67basically allows the use of certain HTML tags, plus a few niceties.
68 68
69Eventually code started to get written by me, I put it on GitHub. At 69Eventually code started to get written by me, I put it on GitHub. At
70around the same time, I was busy transferring the Team Purple website 70around the same time, I was busy transferring the Team Purple website
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ that's not our main thrust for UI stuff.
91Sooooo, to avoid a lot of work, how about we just make the documentation 91Sooooo, to avoid a lot of work, how about we just make the documentation
92static HTML web pages, and be done with it? Markup systems are just a 92static HTML web pages, and be done with it? Markup systems are just a
93way to make HTML more palatable to ordinary users, but ordinary users 93way to make HTML more palatable to ordinary users, but ordinary users
94are not writing the design documentiation and such. They all get 94are not writing the design documentation and such. They all get
95translated to HTML, so let's just write raw HTML ourselves. Keep it 95translated to HTML, so let's just write raw HTML ourselves. Keep it
96simple, no fancy CSS or Javascript shit. So we avoid markup, we avoid 96simple, no fancy CSS or Javascript shit. So we avoid markup, we avoid
97having to translate from markup to markup, and we avoid the rendering 97having to translate from markup to markup, and we avoid the rendering