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@ -3233,12 +3233,20 @@ Erlang is not a very popular language for game development, therefore the
This way a game developer can write the game in his favorite language while This way a game developer can write the game in his favorite language while
the server part still is written in Erlang and can benefit from all the the server part still is written in Erlang and can benefit from all the
advantages of the Erlang language. advantages of the Erlang language.
In this section, a few potential languages are given.
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\begin_layout Subsection \begin_layout Subsection
JavaScript JavaScript
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\begin_layout Standard
JavaScript is a prime GDL candidate for the GGS.
The language is very flexible, a general knowledge of the language is present
in the computer science community, furthermore there are virtual machines
readily available for JavaScript.
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JavaScript has gained a lot of popularity lately, it is used in large projects JavaScript has gained a lot of popularity lately, it is used in large projects
such as such as
@ -3316,7 +3324,21 @@ https://github.com/languages/
\end_inset \end_inset
of all code is written in JavaScript. of all code is written in JavaScript.
The popularity of JavaScript in the programming community, in combination
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Since the GGS is intended to be connected to several different GDL VMs the
choice for the first language implemented for the GGS prototype seems not
only to depend on the technical features of the GDL chosen, in this case
JavaScript.
A different, albeit still important non technical feature of JavaScript
is the familiarity with the language of the members of the GGS development
team.
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The popularity of JavaScript in the programming community, in combination
with the availability of several different JavaScript virtual machines with the availability of several different JavaScript virtual machines
was an important influence in choosing JavaScript as the main control language was an important influence in choosing JavaScript as the main control language
for our GGS prototype. for our GGS prototype.