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Creator of Lua: Scripting, Programming Languages, Predictions | Roberto Ierusalimschy

2026-08-03 · 65 min · 25 entities

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    Link in episode "Creator of Lua: Scripting, Programming Languages, Predictions | Roberto Ierusalimschy": https://developing.dev/p/creator-of-lua-scripting-programming
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    Link in episode "Creator of Lua: Scripting, Programming Languages, Predictions | Roberto Ierusalimschy": https://inf.puc-rio.br/~roberto
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    Link in episode "Creator of Lua: Scripting, Programming Languages, Predictions | Roberto Ierusalimschy": https://lua.org/doc/hopl.pdf
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  • mentioned developing.dev website
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    Link in episode "Creator of Lua: Scripting, Programming Languages, Predictions | Roberto Ierusalimschy": https://developing.dev/
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    Link in episode "Creator of Lua: Scripting, Programming Languages, Predictions | Roberto Ierusalimschy": https://threads.com/@ryanlpeterman
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    Link in episode "Creator of Lua: Scripting, Programming Languages, Predictions | Roberto Ierusalimschy": https://workos.com/
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    Link in episode "Creator of Lua: Scripting, Programming Languages, Predictions | Roberto Ierusalimschy": https://inf.puc-rio.br/~roberto
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    Link in episode "Creator of Lua: Scripting, Programming Languages, Predictions | Roberto Ierusalimschy": https://lua.org/doc/hopl.pdf
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    Link in episode "Creator of Lua: Scripting, Programming Languages, Predictions | Roberto Ierusalimschy": https://luajit.org/
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    Link in episode "Creator of Lua: Scripting, Programming Languages, Predictions | Roberto Ierusalimschy": https://developing.dev/
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    Link in episode "Creator of Lua: Scripting, Programming Languages, Predictions | Roberto Ierusalimschy": https://tiktok.com/@ryanlpeterman
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    Link in episode "Creator of Lua: Scripting, Programming Languages, Predictions | Roberto Ierusalimschy": https://workos.com/
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    Link in episode "Creator of Lua: Scripting, Programming Languages, Predictions | Roberto Ierusalimschy": https://inf.puc-rio.br/~roberto
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    Link in episode "Creator of Lua: Scripting, Programming Languages, Predictions | Roberto Ierusalimschy": https://lua.org/doc/hopl.pdf
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    Link in episode "Creator of Lua: Scripting, Programming Languages, Predictions | Roberto Ierusalimschy": https://luajit.org/

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    Link in episode "Creator of Lua: Scripting, Programming Languages, Predictions | Roberto Ierusalimschy": https://developing.dev/p/creator-of-lua-scripting-programming

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    Link in episode "Creator of Lua: Scripting, Programming Languages, Predictions | Roberto Ierusalimschy": https://read.compose.llc/
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Episode description as stored
Roberto Ierusalimschy is the creator of the Lua programming language. I interviewed him about Lua's unique strengths, programming language design and predictions for how AI will impact programming languages. • My ergonomic keyboard project I mentioned, you can follow along here: https://read.compose.llc/ • The Kickstarter page for it: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ryanlpeterman/compose-simple-ergonomics-beautifully-done Podcast links: • YouTube: https://youtu.be/jCZnFKk6M9A • Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-peterman-pod/id1777363835 • Transcript: https://www.developing.dev/p/creator-of-lua-scripting-programming Thank you to this episode's sponsor for supporting my work: • WorkOS: makes your app Enterprise Ready with easy to use APIs to add SSO, SCIM, RBAC, and more in just a few lines of code, check them out at https://workos.com/ Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:43) What sets Lua apart (08:35) Comparing Lua with Python (13:04) Top book recommendation on language design (14:20) How JIT works and why it is hard (23:21) Compiling Python and interpreting C (30:31) How cross language calls work (36:58) Lua unique design decisions (51:17) Predictions for AIs impact on languages (01:00:10) Top 3 languages to learn to become a better engineer (01:03:21) Advice for his younger self (01:04:19) Outro Where to find Roberto: • Website: https://www.inf.puc-rio.br/~roberto/ • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Ierusalimschy Where to find Ryan: • Newsletter: https://www.developing.dev/ • X/Twitter: https://x.com/ryanlpeterman • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanlpeterman/ • Threads: https://www.threads.com/@ryanlpeterman • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryanlpeterman • TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ryanlpeterman Referenced in this episode: • The Evolution of Lua: https://www.lua.org/doc/hopl.pdf • LuaJIT: https://luajit.org/ • How much does it cost: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUvgoxBm7uc • JavaScript: The Good Parts (not an affiliate link): https://www.amazon.com/dp/0596517742