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tv-labs/lua

A Lua 5.3 runtime in pure Elixir

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    1. Jun 51 post

      • answers this question a bit. In short, back in 2024 we needed a sandboxed scripting language to execute arbitrary code from end users. We found Luerl, and the rest is history.

        Read full on X, posted by @davydog187

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    2. Jun 21 post

      • Lua v1.0.0-rc.1 for @elixirlang was just released! It implements a full Lua parser, compiler, and VM in Elixir for executing sandboxed agent code or code from any untrusted author. If you're…

        Read full on X, posted by @davydog187

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