Language Details: Lua

Lua is a powerful, fast, lightweight, embeddable scripting language, combining simple procedural syntax with powerful data description constructs based on associative arrays and extensible semantics.

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Code Jam 2011 Contestants using Lua
Qualification Round
Used in 41 solutions by 12 contestants:
  • Bot Trust: 9 small solutions, 8 large solutions.
  • Magicka: 8 small solutions, 6 large solutions.
  • Candy Splitting: 2 small solutions, 2 large solutions.
  • GoroSort: 3 small solutions, 3 large solutions.
Round 1A
Used in 5 solutions by 3 contestants:
Round 1B
Used in 5 solutions by 2 contestants:
Round 1C
Used in 8 solutions by 3 contestants:
Round 2
Used in 10 solutions by 3 contestants:

Submission Origin

United States (5 contestants)
Brazil (2 contestants)
United Kingdom (2 contestants)
Australia (1 contestant)
Denmark (1 contestant)
France (1 contestant)
Germany (1 contestant)
Taiwan (1 contestant)