Lua Alternatives

Lua is described as 'Powerful, fast, lightweight, embeddable scripting language' and is a very popular programming language in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Lua for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and Web-based apps. The best Lua alternative is Python, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Lua are JavaScript, C (programming language), PHP and C#.

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  1. Q

    Q#

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    Q# (pronounced as Q sharp) is a domain-specific programming language used for expressing quantum algorithms. It was initially released to the public by Microsoft as part of the Quantum Development Kit.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  2. blang icon

    blang

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    blang is an open source lightweight high-level object oriented programming language. It's syntax very different from C and Python. Arguments are delimited by spaces, not by a comma. And there is almost no colons/semi-colons/curly brackets/square brackets.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
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