> They are using lua. They just have a front end to lua that uses javascript syntax, it would seem.
Regarding the limits of how far this Lua / javascript combo can or should take us I refer you to the words of Roberto Ierusalimschy, creator of Lua, himself (I agree with him):
> I must confess that I would be very reluctant to board a plane with flight control implemented in Lua or any other dynamic language.
I think if the goal is to make little gadgets that put large block letters over jpegs of cats and post those jpegs to social media sites, Tessel's software side is on the right track. It might not be so great for "internet of things" gadgets that interface with the real world, in real time, in novel ways.
(in fairness their hardware looks interesting, though currently overpriced)
I think the market this is aiming at is more arduino scale. Would you board an airplane powered by an arduino? Or an apple II, for that matter- Another product aimed at making something more accessible to "software" type people.
Regarding the limits of how far this Lua / javascript combo can or should take us I refer you to the words of Roberto Ierusalimschy, creator of Lua, himself (I agree with him):
> I must confess that I would be very reluctant to board a plane with flight control implemented in Lua or any other dynamic language.
http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2008-10/msg00405.html
I think if the goal is to make little gadgets that put large block letters over jpegs of cats and post those jpegs to social media sites, Tessel's software side is on the right track. It might not be so great for "internet of things" gadgets that interface with the real world, in real time, in novel ways.
(in fairness their hardware looks interesting, though currently overpriced)