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Lua is so underrated

The more I learn about Lua's design and implementation, the more impressed I am. It's very rare to see software that does so much with so little code. Un...

This lack of promotion means that fewer developers are aware of Lua’s capabilities and benefits. The C API is easy to use and gives good performance, and yet encapsulates enough of the VM's implementation that C modules are source and binary compatible with both Lua and LuaJIT. Its simplicity, embeddability, and performance make it an excellent choice for a wide range of applications like games and embedded systems.

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