Re: Lua Survey Results

[D Burgess <dburgess@...>]

So windows users are 20% more likely to answer a survey!

On 2/3/06, Timothy Downs <timothydowns@gmail.com> wrote:
> Results:
>
> Windows is the main development platform.
> Most Lua code is developed for a desktop platform (rather than game
> console or server).
> C++ is the most used language (with Lua).
> Metatables are used slightly more than object systems.
> Most people like the __index syntax for metatables.
> Coroutines are not often used by most.
>
> The two most common improvements wanted in the next verison of Lua are:
> * Mike Pall's coroutine patch.
> * More libraries.
>
> I'll upload the detailed results when the number of respondents hits 100
> (currently 72).
>
> ---
>
> Which operating system do you mainly use in developing using Lua?
> Windows 47%
> Mac 8%
> Unix (inc Linux) 42%
> Other 3%
>
> Which setup do you primarily develop Lua code for?
> Embedded Device (inc game console) 14%
> Desktop 46%
> Server (inc web programming) 28%
> Other 12%
>
> Which language do you mainly use Lua with?
> C 28%
> C++ 38%
> By itself 29%
> Other 6%
>
> How often do you use an object system when writing Lua code?
> Always 16%
> Often 31%
> Sometimes 26%
> Rarely 16%
> Never 10%
>
> Would you like a particular object system to be canonised (made
> official), or even included in Lua?
> Yes 17%
> Maybe 44%
> No 39%
>
> How often do you use metatables when writing Lua code?
> Always 32%
> Often 29%
> Sometimes 17%
> Rarely 18%
> Never 4%
>
> How often do you use coroutines when writing Lua code?
> Always 4%
> Often 18%
> Sometimes 24%
> Rarely 31%
> Never 24%
>
> Which syntax would you prefer for metatables?
> __index__ = ... 4%
> __index = ... 56%
> _index = ... 1%
> index = ... 4%
> Don't Know / Not Applicable 35%
>
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>
> Timothy Downs
>