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Description: Usually used alonside C, it is primarily an extension language (like Tcl). Its closest relative is probably Icon. The only data structure supported is the table; consequently it has a compact design. Tables are used to make hashtables, arrays, sets, lists, or records. All arithmetic is done in double-precision floating point.
History: Lua was created at the Pontifical Catholic University in Rio de Janieo, Brazil, in 1993.
Current stable release is 5.1.1 .
Applications: Among other applications, it was used to write the LucasArts game "Escape From Monkey Island". Here is a list of projects that use Lua, taken from the official Lua website.
Lua is also the language used to create World of Warcraft add-ons and scripting.
Official Homepage: Lua language Home Page
Newsgroup: none
Newsletter/magazine: none known
Related links:
Wikipedia page for Lua
LuaCheia - more fully featured than standard Lua