AFAIK LuaJIT was the work of Solo programmer Mike Pall. He built it on top of Lua, of course, but it's still an incredible feat of engineering and dedication. T

AFAIK LuaJIT was the work of Solo programmer Mike Pall. He built it on top of Lua, of course, but it's still an incredible feat of engineering and dedication. There are some who speculate that Mike Pall is possibly an alias for a whole team of people, but I think the reality is it's just one hard-working and extremely talented individual. He's now in the process of passing on the torch to the community, after a decade of shepherding LuaJIT.