Lua is an underrated programming language. If the task doesn’t require many libraries, it’s my go-to-choice. This is somewhat of an oddity as even most Lua programmers seem to prefer C. But the more you use any tool, the more you realize it has some faults. Lua is, sadly, no exception. First and foremost, there is a massive shortage of libraries and tooling. Lua does not come ‘batteries-included’ like Python or Ruby.
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