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Developed at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) in Brazil, Lua was born from a need for a customizable configuration language. Its creators—Roberto Ierusalimschy, Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo, and Waldemar Celes—focused on three core principles:

The Lua interpreter is written in ANSI C, allowing it to run on everything from IBM mainframes to mobile devices and microprocessors. Technical Characteristics Developed at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio

(Portuguese for "Moon") is a high-level, multi-paradigm programming language designed primarily for embedded use in applications. Since its creation in 1993, the .lua file extension has become a standard for developers needing a lightweight, efficient, and fast-executing scripting engine. The Origin and Design Philosophy of .lua Since its creation in 1993, the

The language uses a small set of powerful "meta-mechanisms" rather than a bloated library of features. Since its creation in 1993

Designed as a "glue" language to be integrated into larger applications written in C or C++.