Lua

Type	High-level, lightweight, multi-paradigm
License	MIT License
Platforms	any system with a suitable C compiler • Windows • macOS • Linux • smartphones
Influenced	Factor • Julia
Designed by	Roberto Ierusalimschy, Lua Project
Notable uses	World of Warcraft • MediaWiki • Lightroom • Redis • WireGuard
Influenced by	C • Pascal • Scheme • MODULA
First appeared	1993
Implementations	Official (C-based) • LuaJIT • Lua 5.1 for .NET
Operating modes	Interactive • script • embedded
Design principle	Minimalism and simplicity
Development status	Active
Latest stable release	5.4.6 (2022-12-19)