Why GS2?

[Skyld]

Not another "Let's get rid of GScript and replace it with something else" thread. Stefan previously said this about replacing the scripting language with Lua:

Originally Posted by Stefan

Lua is much much simplier than languages like Graal Script, Flash etc., and is easier to optimize. However there are few things that make it not good for our use: the syntax is very different to C/C++/Java/JavaScript/Flash/Graal Script, and of course most Graal stuff is not existing or at least not in the extend we are using them (join/leave classes, sleep/waitfor, variable scope, dynamic allocation of variables, automatic event binding etc. etc.). So it's quite interesting, but not a drop-in replacement. If we ever switch to another language or system then only for speed (e.g. a just-in-time compiler which exist for all platforms, including iphone, llvm might be the light at the end of the tunnel) or for better compatibility with code from other platforms, including Flash and Java programs.

Now, let's accept that GScript2 exists and that we're not using Python/Lua and move on with our lives.