What is so special about Lua?

Lua is a fast language engine with small footprint that you can embed easily into your application . Lua has a simple and well documented API that allows strong integration with code written in other languages. It is easy to extend Lua with libraries written in other languages.26 Oca 2022

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What is Lua useful for?

Popular use cases for Lua include: As a popular component in video game and game engine development . For example, Warframe, World of Warcraft, and CRYENGINE all use Lua. As a programming language in many network programs, like CISCO Systems, Nmap, and ModSecurity.

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Should I use Lua?

Having part of your code logic implemented using Lua code has several advantages: Lua is simpler (less tricky) to learn and use than C, and it is much more high-level . It supports powerful abstractions, such as function closures and object orientation (in a peculiar way, using Lua tables and metamethods).

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Is Lua inefficient?

Although the Lua compiler is quite efficient when compared with compilers for other languages, compilation is a heavy task . So, you should avoid compiling code in your program (e.g., function loadstring) whenever possible.

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