javascript vs lua

let's say i might be working on something ``secret'' and i want to embed a scripting language that isn't too off the wall for end users. i hear luajit is kinda fast and v8 is really fast and speed would be quite nice since user scripts might be called hundreds of thousands of times in short timeframes

i've heard javascript has better semantics and is generally more pleasant to use, but i want /prog/'s opinion so i don't fuck up and regret it later

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The next thing you know, JavaScript programmers will be declaring types and calling free() because idiots are trying to abuse the poor language for purposes it was never intended for. JavaScript was a simple language designed for small client-side scripts that run inside a webpage, not distributed computing, binary file manipulation, huge games, or enterprise frameworks. "Web app developers" need to find a new language for client-side scripting before they turn JavaScript into the "Objective-C++/CLI" of the web.