Lua | |
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| Paradigm | Multi-paradigm: scripting, imperative (procedural, prototype-based object-oriented), functional |
| Designed by | Roberto Ierusalimschy Waldemar Celes Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo |
| First appeared | 1993 |
| Stable release | 5.3.0 |
| Preview release | 5.3.0 rc4 |
| Implementation language | C |
| OS | Cross-platform |
| License | MIT License |
| Filename extensions | .lua |
| Website | http://www.lua.org/ |
Lua is a lightweight, very flexible, free and open-source programming language that is predominantly used as a scripting language. It It is used by computer games, web applications (including MediaWiki) and other pieces of software.