Lua is one of the most influential technologies in game development.
It is lightweight, embeddable, fast, expressive, and battle-tested across decades.

In this chapter, we explore why Lua is still the #1 scripting language for games, how it fits into modern engines, and the core principles that make Lua unique.

1. What Makes Lua Special?

Lua was designed with one mission:

A small, fast scripting language that can glue complex systems together.