I plan to in some upcoming projects, because I'm a Lua nut, but here's why people might not use it: * Lua syntax can get annoying and is pretty low level (no

I plan to in some upcoming projects, because I'm a Lua nut, but here's why people might not use it: * Lua syntax can get annoying and is pretty low level (no list comprehensions)(I switched to moonscript[1]) * Lua has no libraries or established support community compared to eg. python. You have to do a lot yourself. * Performance isn't the most important concern for most people. * Openresty isn't really a "framework", it's pretty barebones. (Lapis[2] looks like it should help) [1]: http://moonscript.org/ http://moonscript.org/ [2]: http://leafo.net/lapis/ http://leafo.net/lapis/