Javascript as a secondary programming language

[CrosRoad95 54]

Few days ago i started discussion about javascript in mta, for more details checkout https://github.com/multitheftauto/mtasa-blue/discussions/2008

I'm waiting for opinions, suggestions, and everything what can help, here, on at github

I already made working "hello world" example

[Simple0x47 298]

I'd rather see Python or C# implemented, as alternative scripting, before JS.

[xLive 70]

On 22/01/2021 at 05:24, Simple0x47 said:

I'd rather see Python or C# implemented, as alternative scripting, before JS.

 

[Haxardous 61]

afaik v8 (MTA JS implementation that CrosRoad95 working on) isn't working as Slipe (NanoBob's C# "translator")

- Slipe: C# (csharp.lua) > Lua > C++

- V8: JS > C++

On 06/02/2021 at 17:16, xLive said:

 

 

[CrosRoad95 54]

Some benchmark:

Javascript ( with some debug informations ), two times slower than c++

 

Lua ( requires debughook to do not get terminated due infinity loop protection )

 

Js is faster in this case because "add" function was called simillar each time, calling same function with different arguments ( mostly different types )  may cause performance to degradate ( Jitted functions get deoptimized )

[NanoBob 86]

On 11/02/2021 at 19:30, Haxardous said:

afaik v8 (MTA JS implementation that CrosRoad95 working on) isn't working as Slipe (NanoBob's C# "translator")

- Slipe: C# (csharp.lua) > Lua > C++

- V8: JS > C++

 

That is true, the current Slipe (which we call "Slipe Lua") translates the C# code to Lua before running it. But this still gives you plenty of benefits.
We are however also working on a way to run native C# code on an MTA Server, which we are doing by creating the MTA server itself from scratch.