Lua
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Lightweight scripting language that Fennel compiles to, forming the underlying runtime for the ClojureFnl compiler project.
Fast16: Cyberweapon that predates Stuxnet by five years
nondescript: a simple embedded programming language
Nondescript is a new embedded scripting language designed for C applications, similar to Lua. It features AppleScript-inspired syntax, list comprehensions, and pluggable memory allocators. The language is distributed...
How to Make a Fast Dynamic Language Interpreter
Zef dynamic language interpreter achieves 16x speedup through value representation and inline caching optimizations, reaching performance competitive with CPython and Lua.
Clojure on Fennel part one: Persistent Data Structures
ClojureFnl compiler now handles most .cljc files, bringing Clojure's persistent data structures to Fennel, though stdlib support and runtime compatibility remain incomplete.
Mozilla's independent Mythos evaluation (271 bugs, zero novel) forces Anthropic to reposition Glasswing from 'finds what humans can't' to 'finds it 12x faster.' Within 6 weeks, Anthropic updates Glasswing messaging to emphasize speed and coverage scale rather than capability breakthrough, and at least one Glasswing partner publicly frames their deployment as 'acceleration' not 'discovery.'
The SpaceX-Cursor $60B deal will not close at the stated price or structure. The two sources reporting this disagree fundamentally — one says 'agreement to acquire,' the other says 'option to buy by year-end.' At 24x Cursor's last known valuation, the option structure exists precisely because the price is aspirational, not committed. The deal restructures to a lower price, converts to a strategic partnership, or lapses.
Enterprise coding agent procurement processes will formalize within 8 weeks: at least 2 major analyst firms (Gartner, Forrester, or IDC) will publish coding agent comparison frameworks or Magic Quadrant-equivalent evaluations, and at least one Fortune 500 company will issue a public RFP or announce a formal vendor selection process for coding agents.
At least 2 of the 8 major AI benchmarks broken by UC Berkeley's automated agent (SWE-bench, WebArena, etc.) will announce formal methodology revisions or version resets within 6 weeks. The bigger shift: at least one major lab (Anthropic, Google, or OpenAI) will publicly deprecate public benchmark comparisons in favor of private evaluation suites, citing the Berkeley research as justification.