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		stcredzero on Nov 16, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Golua – A Lua 5.3 engine implemented in Go Go's native GC is specifically targeted for Go. To be performant, one would want GC targeted towards the language to be implemented.

sephoric on Nov 16, 2018 [–]

Only if you're using Go's native GC as the Lua VM's GC, which isn't the only option.

stcredzero on Nov 17, 2018 | [–]

I have to confess, I've been thinking of implementing Smalltalk in Go, using its native GC as a very unoptimized GC.

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