魔兽世界的影响力
晚上一个小朋友在 gtalk 上问我编程语言专注哪一门好。当然这不是一个简单能回答的问题。尤其对刚上大学的小朋友不太好解释清楚。
不过睡觉前我还是八卦了一下当今世界编程语言的流行程度排名。查了下 TIOBE 的排行榜。首先映入眼帘的加黑的头条:Lua only 0.003% away from top 20 position 。
不得不感叹魔兽世界的影响力啊。(同事语: wow 让阿猫阿狗都开始写 lua 程序了)回想 05 年的时候,Lua 可是排在 70 多位的。
我们在 01 年底为大话西游2 选择一门嵌入式脚本语言的时候,考察了 lua python java javascript ruby 等许多开源动态语言(java 是个例外,而且 java 不开源,但还是可以找到一些 JVM 的开源代码)。最后定下 lua ,其中一个原因就是它不太为人所知。反逆向工程可能可以方便一点,真没想到今天会是这个局面。(当然,那个时候 python 和 ruby 在国内用的人也相当的少)
是金子总会闪光的 :D
ps. 语言之争总是火药味十足的。lua 在游戏开发圈子的影响力倒不完全是来至于魔兽世界。GDC2004 的一个 round table 上,lua 和 python 哪个更好的争论就是相持不下。第一天吵完了,第二天继续吵 (._.!)
GDC 2005 时,lua 的相关节目多了好多,不过我就没去瞎参合了。想来那时有了魔兽世界,lua fans 的腰板该是硬了许多。
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