> I found that while the Lua core language itself is small, I had to compile in so much extra stuff to make it useful that it wasn't actually small anymore. I

> I found that while the Lua core language itself is small, I had to compile in so much extra stuff to make it useful that it wasn't actually small anymore. I think the idea is that most functionality is meant to be provided by the host program. If you want a standalone scripting language, then Lua probably isn't for you.