Lua
Lua (/ˈluːə/ LOO-ə; from Portuguese: lua [ˈlu(w)ɐ] meaning moon) is a lightweight, high-level, multi-paradigm programming language designed primarily for embedded use in applications.[3] Lua is cross-platform, since the interpreter of compiled byte.
| Paradigm | Multi-paradigm: scripting, imperative (procedural, prototype-based, object-oriented), functional, meta, reflective |
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| Designed by |
Waldemar Celes Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo |
| First appeared | 1993; 30 years ago |
| Stable release | 5.4.6[1]  / 14 May 2023; 33 days ago |
| Typing discipline | Dynamic, weak, duck |
| Implementation language | ANSI C |
| OS | Cross-platform |
| License | MIT License |
| Filename extensions | .lua |
| Website | www.lua.org  |