“Lua in 1995 was very different, no coros e.g., and no one would be happy if it flash-froze and then slow-forked on a different path from Lua's. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1905155 and yes, wasm is the right long-term plan. In 1995 it was supposed to be Java, but that didn't pan out!”
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“Lua in 1995 was very different, no coros e.g., and no one would be happy if it flash-froze and then slow-forked on a different path from Lua's. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1905155 and yes, wasm is the right long-term plan. In 1995 it was supposed to be Java, but that didn't pan out!”