Editing Lua (section)

== Derived languages ==

===Languages that compile to Lua===
* MoonScript is a [[Dynamic programming language|dynamic]], [[Whitespace character|whitespace]]-sensitive [[scripting language]] inspired by [[CoffeeScript]], which is compiled into Lua. This means that instead of using <code>do</code> and <code>end</code> (or <code>{</code> and <code>}</code>) to delimit sections of code it uses [[Line break (computing)|line breaks]] and [[indentation style]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Language Guide - MoonScript 0.5.0|url=https://moonscript.org/reference/|access-date=2020-09-25|website=moonscript.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=leaf|title=leafo/moonscript|website=[[GitHub]] |date=2020-09-23|url=https://github.com/leafo/moonscript|access-date=2020-09-25}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web |url=https://andregarzia.com/2020/06/languages-that-compile-to-lua.html |title=Languages that compile to Lua |website=AndreGarzia.com |last1=Garzia |first1=Andre Alves |access-date= 25 September 2020}}</ref> A notable use of MoonScript is the video game distribution website [[Itch.io]].
* [[Haxe]] supports compiling to some Lua targets, including Lua 5.1-5.3 and [[LuaJIT]] 2.0 and 2.1.
* Fennel, a Lisp dialect that targets Lua.<ref name=":1"/>
* Urn, a [[Lisp (programming language)|Lisp]] dialect built on Lua.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Urn: A Lisp implementation for Lua {{!}} Urn|url=https://urn-lang.com/|access-date=2021-01-12|website=urn-lang.com}}</ref>
* Amulet, an [[ML (programming language)|ML]]-like [[functional programming]] language, which compiler emits Lua files.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Amulet ML|url=https://amulet.works/|access-date=2021-01-12|website=amulet.works|language=en-US}}</ref>
* LunarML, Standard ML compiler that produces Lua/JavaScript<ref>{{Cite web|title=LunarML, Standard ML compiler that produces Lua/JavaScript|website=[[GitHub]] |url=https://github.com/minoki/LunarML}}</ref>

=== Dialects ===
* [[LuaJIT]], a just-in-time compiler of Lua 5.1.<ref>{{cite web |title=LuaJIT |url=https://luajit.org/luajit.html |website=LuaJIT}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Extensions |url=https://luajit.org/extensions.html |website=LuaJIT}}</ref>
* [[Roblox#Roblox Studio and game design|Luau]] developed by [[Roblox Corporation]], a derivative of and backwards-compatible with Lua 5.1 with [[gradual typing]], additional features and a focus on performance.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why Luau? |url=https://luau-lang.org/why |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=Luau |language=en |quote=All of these motivated us to start reshaping Lua 5.1 that we started from into a new, derivative language that we call Luau. Our focus is on making the language more performant and feature-rich, and make it easier to write robust code through a combination of linting and type checking using a gradual type system.}}</ref> Luau has improved sandboxing to allow for running untrusted code in embedded applications.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandboxing |url=https://luau.org/sandbox |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=Luau |language=en}}</ref>
* Ravi, a JIT-enabled Lua 5.3 language with optional static typing. JIT is guided by type information.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ravi Programming Language |url=http://ravilang.github.io/ |website=GitHub}}</ref>
* Shine, a fork of [[LuaJIT]] with many extensions, including a module system and a macro system.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hundt |first1=Richard |title=richardhundt/shine |website=[[GitHub]] |url=https://github.com/richardhundt/shine |date=2021-04-22}}</ref>
* Glua, a modified version embedded into the game [[Garry's Mod]] as its scripting language.<ref>{{cite web |title=Garry's Mod Wiki |url=https://wiki.facepunch.com/gmod/ |website=wiki.facepunch.com}}</ref>
* Teal, a [[Type system#Static type checking|statically typed]] Lua dialect written in Lua.<ref>{{Citation |title=teal-language/tl |date=2024-12-23 |url=https://github.com/teal-language/tl |access-date=2024-12-23 |publisher=Teal language}}</ref>
* [[PICO-8]], a "fantasy video game console", uses a subset of Lua known as PICO-8 Lua.
In addition, the Lua users community provides some ''power patches'' on top of the reference C implementation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lua Power Patches |url=http://lua-users.org/wiki/LuaPowerPatches |website=lua-users.org |access-date=18 May 2021 |archive-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518114041/http://lua-users.org/wiki/LuaPowerPatches |url-status=dead}}</ref>