I worked with the Chicago office of a large trading software company that used Lua. It was part of the initial tech stack because the CTO (they were a start up

I worked with the Chicago office of a large trading software company that used Lua. It was part of the initial tech stack because the CTO (they were a start up that got acquired) played World of Warcraft. Now they still use it. Only time I ever ran into in an industry I wasnt expecting though.