Small languages (was Re: Lua, Lunatic and Python

[Cameron Laird]

In article <mailman.158.1071507128.9307.python-list at python.org>,
Gustavo Niemeyer  <niemeyer at conectiva.com> wrote:
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>Guile's static library is about 1MB in size. In that case I'd
>choose Python, not Guile. I don't remember about Scheme, but while
>looking for some embeddable language I've gone trough that path,
>and ended up in Lua as the best option. Let me know if you find
>something better.
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I think your decision in favor of Lua's a good one.
Guile and Scheme, from the last I saw of them, are
*not* slender enough to compete.  Forth is the one
other serious language that can be tiny enough to 
make Lua look stout; while Forth hasn't made a good
impression on me as a "configuration language", that
might reflect my limits more than Forth's.
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