I don't know if I am misremembering it but I believe that in a talk called "How much does it costs?", Roberto (one of the Lua creators) touch a bit on why there

I don't know if I am misremembering it but I believe that in a talk called "How much does it costs?", Roberto (one of the Lua creators) touch a bit on why there is no ++ and --: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUvgoxBm7uc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUvgoxBm7uc