Lua isn't made for embedded devices, it's made to be embedded into other programs and systems. It is widely used as a scripting language in games. There's even APT malware that has used Lua as a scripting language.
True, however it was later adapted and ported to a number of small architectures. NodeMCU is just the most popular one of them as the EluaProject started years before even the ESP8266 was available. https://eluaproject.net/
True, however it was later adapted and ported to a number of small architectures. NodeMCU is just the most popular one of them as the EluaProject started years before even the ESP8266 was available. https://eluaproject.net/