> even before LuaJIT, the proper way to optimize Lua was to write critical stuff in C Also, Lua has a refreshing modesty in that it's convenient for prototypin

> even before LuaJIT, the proper way to optimize Lua was to write critical stuff in C Also, Lua has a refreshing modesty in that it's convenient for prototyping, but makes moving stuff out to C extremely easy. Unlike (say) Python, the language is designed around the assumption that most of your project may be in C.