dbohdan/embedded-scripting-languages
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A list of embedded scripting languages
11 mentions on Hacker News by 10 people: 4 stories, 7 comments · first 2016-05-17 · latest 2025-10-27
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I find myself referencing this list of embeddable scripting languages pretty frequently: https://github.com/dbohdan/embedded-scripting-languages Ones that might be of interest to you are Umka, tcl, and berry. There's also a lot of others…
comment by 0x0203 · 2025-10-27 · in Wren: A classy little scripting language -
…cases today. There's a list of options here but most of them are not really good options usually: https://github.com/dbohdan/embedded-scripting-languages E.g. Python would be a terrible choice in most cases. Awk? Some of them aren't even…
comment by IshKebab · 2024-12-26 · in Lua is so underrated -
…of embeddable languages, each with their own flavor - see a list compiled here for example https://github.com/dbohdan/embedded-scripting-languages Use cases are generally for either configuration, scripting, or plugins - so scripting in…
comment by mattparas · 2023-12-03 · in Steel – An embeddable and extensible Scheme dialect -
…because there are good high-level languages that applications can be predominantly written in. [1] https://github.com/dbohdan/embedded-scripting-languages
comment by hgs3 · 2023-05-28 · in Lua: The Little Language That Could -
…grid-arranged compilation that I like but can’t seem to find right now, but there is also this: https://github.com/dbohdan/embedded-scripting-languages
comment by incanus77 · 2022-04-13 · in Ana is a Python, PHP, and C inspired dynamically typed scripting language -
I scrolled through https://github.com/dbohdan/embedded-scripting-languages And there are some options. You could achieve barebones VM protections with Pawn(the language enforces very little otherwise, though). You could use something…
comment by jungler · 2019-01-29 · in RIOT: Operating System for the Internet of Things -
A list that I maintain might help you find one: https://github.com/dbohdan/embedded-scripting-languages . Personally, I am a fan of Jim Tcl ( http://jim.tcl.tk ), especially for when you need a small interpreter that knows how to interact…
comment by networked · 2017-01-18 · in Pixie – A small, fast, native Lisp