It's well supported, well maintained, and around for the foreseeable future. (OpenResty) The language implementation is fast, and allows you to tap into any C-

It's well supported, well maintained, and around for the foreseeable future. (OpenResty) The language implementation is fast, and allows you to tap into any C-compatible library. The question isn't why you would go through Lua, but why you would choose something with less support?