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Lua - Lightweight embeddable scripting language

Lua is a powerful, efficient scripting language designed for embedding in applications, supporting multiple paradigms with simple syntax and tables.

Category

Scripting / Embedded

First Release

1993

File Extension

.lua

Creator

Roberto Ierusalimschy, Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo, Waldemar Celes

Latest News

LuaRocks Patches Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

LuaRocks has addressed a critical security flaw in its package manager infrastructure that allowed attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands via malicious package metadata.

9/29/2026 • 0 likes

Difficulty

Beginner 1/3

Minimalist syntax and single table data structure make it one of the easiest languages to learn and embed.