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Languages & runtimes · #lua
Identify and fix Lua GC‑induced latency spikes in real‑time loops by measuring per‑step costs, tuning step multiplier and pause ratio, or switching to manual stepping.
Learn how Aerospike’s User‑Defined Functions let you run Lua scripts on the server, reducing round‑trip traffic and client logic for high‑throughput workloads.
Learn how to eliminate frame-rate dependency in Love2D using Delta Time (dt) and implement a clean state machine to manage game menus and gameplay logic.
Lua metatables enable write-time validation and default injection across 5.1–5.4 via __newindex and __index, eliminating boilerplate accessors.
An architecture note on Neovim’s Lua sandbox, covering requirements, minimal design, trust boundaries, checks, failure modes, and redesign triggers.
Learn how to implement cooperative multitasking in Lua using coroutines to prevent long-running tasks from blocking your main execution thread.
Learn how to migrate VimScript settings to Neovim's Lua API, see a concrete example, and understand the trade‑offs involved.
Lua 5.4 introduces the <close> declarator, which ties a variable’s lifetime to its scope and automatically runs a __close metamethod, giving RAII‑style cleanup without extra boilerplate.
Learn how Lua coroutines give you cheap, cooperative concurrency for scripting tasks, with a producer‑consumer example and memory‑usage verification steps.
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