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I ported LUA to the Nintendo DS in 2007. It wasn't designed for embedded devices back then, let me tell you, it was one hell of a headache to chop down to size.

I ported LUA to the Nintendo DS in 2007. It wasn't designed for embedded devices back then, let me tell you, it was one hell of a headache to chop down to size. Not sure if the market for LUA has changed since then... Still, it's a great language for scripting.

globasterisk 2y ago
it's still used heavily in some roblox games (they moved to their own implementation with convenience features) and openresty. https://github.com/leafo/lapis https://github.com/leafo/lapis also, minor observation: https://lua.org/about.html#name https://lua.org/about.html#name
- Baeocystin 2y ago
  IIRC, Factorio uses Lua for all Mod scripting.
  - cellularmitosis 2y ago
    This speaks to the performance of lua, as some of the factorio mods are quite extensive
8372049 2y ago
Lua isn't made for embedded devices, it's made to be embedded into other programs and systems. It is widely used as a scripting language in games. There's even APT malware that has used Lua as a scripting language.
- squarefoot 2y ago
  > Lua isn't made for embedded devices True, however it was later adapted and ported to a number of small architectures. NodeMCU is just the most popular one of them as the EluaProject started years before even the ESP8266 was available. https://eluaproject.net/ https://eluaproject.net/