Mudlle
Encyclopedia
Mudlle, "MUD
Language for Little Extensions", is a functional programming language originally designed for writing extensions to MUME
, a Diku
-based MUD written in C. Public archives have dated Mudlle to around 1993, although it was not available during that year and has since been released with the original dates from the readme files intact. It had several design aims:
Mudlle is similar to LPMud
's solution for scripted actions, specialized objects, and simulations. It was one of the first hybrid building languages developed for DikuMUD
.
The stand-alone version of Mudlle is freely available.
Mudlle was created by MUME developer David Gay, with ongoing development being carried out by him and Gustav Hållberg.
MUD
A MUD , pronounced , is a multiplayer real-time virtual world, with the term usually referring to text-based instances of these. MUDs combine elements of role-playing games, hack and slash, player versus player, interactive fiction, and online chat...
Language for Little Extensions", is a functional programming language originally designed for writing extensions to MUME
MUME
MUME, Multi-Users in Middle-Earth, is a MUD, one of the early offspring of DikuMUD, founded in 1992. MUME enjoys a measure of popularity in the MUD world...
, a Diku
DikuMUD
DikuMUD is a multiplayer text-based role-playing game, which is a type of MUD. It was written in 1990 and 1991 by Sebastian Hammer, Tom Madsen, Katja Nyboe, Michael Seifert, and Hans Henrik Staerfeldt at DIKU —the department of computer science at the University of Copenhagen in Copenhagen,...
-based MUD written in C. Public archives have dated Mudlle to around 1993, although it was not available during that year and has since been released with the original dates from the readme files intact. It had several design aims:
- It should be simple and small. This translates into a simple compiler/interpreter, less bugs, and faster availability.
- It should be easy to use (within the MUME framework).
- It should be safe, i.e. bugs in programs written by gods should not crash the game. They are likely to cause strange behaviour, but this is more or less unavoidable.
Mudlle is similar to LPMud
LPMud
LPMud, abbreviated LP, is a family of MUD server software. Its first instance, the original LPMud game driver, was developed in 1989 by Lars Pensjö...
's solution for scripted actions, specialized objects, and simulations. It was one of the first hybrid building languages developed for DikuMUD
DikuMUD
DikuMUD is a multiplayer text-based role-playing game, which is a type of MUD. It was written in 1990 and 1991 by Sebastian Hammer, Tom Madsen, Katja Nyboe, Michael Seifert, and Hans Henrik Staerfeldt at DIKU —the department of computer science at the University of Copenhagen in Copenhagen,...
.
The stand-alone version of Mudlle is freely available.
Mudlle was created by MUME developer David Gay, with ongoing development being carried out by him and Gustav Hållberg.