Google Does Not Use Lua
I started scripting in Lua when I was 11.
If you’re not familiar with Lua, it is a neat and weird scripting language. It has 1-indexed arrays (wtf?), and no concept of OOP (double wtf??). It has one single data structure - a table (triple wtf???). And it makes you write end at the end of every function. So your code ends up looking like this
local function kill_everything_ever(x)
for i=1, n = n + 2, 2:Lua’s practical use fate
IT IS 2026. Aside from the fun applications, it would appear we have two main remaining Lua users still active out in the wild.
Let’s choose to not talk about the weirdos using LÖVE2D and Pico8.
ROBLOX, a platform that was once filled with young pioneers, future engineers, and men destined to go on to do great things, is turning into a vibe-coding haven for agents of m s a to create gslop for prepubescent iPad kids. Thank you, private equity! irregardless, Roblox has made a dedicated commitment to stick with Lua, or rather, their fork of the language - Luau.
Luau is a modern tbc