LuaJIT 3.0 proposed syntax extensions
Summary
LuaJIT 3.0 proposed syntax extensions have been announced, bringing potential new features to the LuaJIT just-in-time compiler for Lua.
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LuaJIT is a Just-In-Time (JIT) compiler for the Lua programming language.
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