Asking for different stuff: Tutorial, VirtualMachine Seperation

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- Make the bytecode machine a totally different project to enable others to develop other script languages aswell that run on the same virtual machine.

That's something that I've been thinking about before. At least in such a way that the compiler is separated from the virtual machine. I'll see what I can do about this in the future.

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- Write a constructive tutorial on how to create your own scripting language (I am ready, and am sure others are too, to pay well over $40 for this)...

I have thought about writing a tutorial on this, but I'm not a very good writer (as you can probably see from the manual). Perhaps I'll give it a try some day. I can give a few tips already though:

1) Set up your end goals, but try to get something working as quickly as possible, and then improve upon it in iterative steps. It's so much more fun to work on something that is working and you get feedback from other users.

2) Don't use static type for variable declarations. It is so much easier with dynamically typed variables.

3) Don't try to call application registered functions using native calling conventions. It's not so difficult to get to work on your target platform, but to make it work in a perfect cross-platform way is extremely difficult (unless you have access to all platforms).

4) Don't allow function overridding. It is much easier to simply define the function by it's name, than having to keep track of all parameters and return types as well.

5) Don't be over-ambitious. I've been working on AngelScript for almost 4 years now and it is still a long way from being completed.

If I were to start working on a new scripting library today, these are some of the things I would follow.

Regards,
Andreas

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- Write a constructive tutorial on how to create your own scripting language (I am ready, and am sure others are too, to pay well over $40 for this)...

Hey arithma,
I've been reading through "Game Scripting Mastery" not so that I can write one for myself but mainly so that I can understand scripting better. Anyway, the author steps you through writing your own scripting virtual machine and language. You might find this read interesting. It was published in 2003 so it's still not too old.

Regards,
Steve

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Original post by WitchLord 2) Don't use static type for variable declarations. It is so much easier with dynamically typed variables.

Great that you didn't follow this yourself. The strong typing is one thing I love with AngelScript. :)

Yes, I know, and there's no way I'm going change that now. But there are times when I curse myself for doing it this way. ;) It would have been so much simpler without it.