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Lua 5.5.0 (rc1) has been released for testing

dottrap
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The Lua community has released Lua 5.5.0 (rc1) for testing, marking a significant update to the popular lightweight scripting language.

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seg_lol
3d ago
Lua 5.4.0 first came out in June of 2020.

    Last-Modified: Thu, 18 Jun 2020 16:11:05 GMT
This seems too soon for 5.5? /s

Point releases in Lua are like major releases for other projects. You can get the source here https://www.lua.org/work/#5.5.0

opem
4d ago
Good to see lua still evolving!
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