Lunar, a "fast", memory-efficient Lua 5.1 VM written in Go

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52
SCORE

Lunar is a Lua 5.1 virtual machine implemented in Go, designed with a focus on speed and low memory usage. It allows Go applications to embed and execute Lua scripts without relying on CGo or external C dependencies. The project targets compatibility with the Lua 5.1 specification.

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Score Breakdown

Traction
raw 7.00 · weight 35%
10.5pts
Novelty
0 days old · weight 20%
20.0pts
Source diversity
1 source · weight 10%
3.3pts
AI quality
raw 52.00 · weight 35%
18.2pts

Useful niche tool for Go devs needing CGo-free Lua embedding, but competes with gopher-lua; minimal traction signals.

Final Score52/100

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