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Discussion on: What is the best language for scripting?

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Benjamin Botwin

It doesn’t have a big web dev presence, but Lua is a fast and fantastic language for scripting. It’s so small that its entire interpreter is meant to be embedded into larger programs. That’s why so many games are made with Lua scripting support.

Check out neovim and love2d for some great programs with Lua apis