FastScript vs. Lua vs. Python vs. SAMS Comparison Chart

Lua is a powerful, efficient, lightweight, embeddable scripting language. It supports procedural programming, object-oriented programming, functional programming, data-driven programming, and data description. Lua combines simple procedural syntax with powerful data description constructs based on associative arrays and extensible semantics. Lua is dynamically typed, runs by interpreting bytecode with a register-based virtual machine, and has automatic memory management with incremental garbage collection, making it ideal for configuration, scripting, and rapid prototyping. Lua has a deserved reputation for performance. To claim to be "as fast as Lua" is an aspiration of other scripting languages. Several benchmarks show Lua as the fastest language in the realm of interpreted scripting languages. Lua is fast not only in fine-tuned benchmark programs, but in real life too. Substantial fractions of large applications have been written in Lua.

SAMS™ is the next-generation, integrated Screening Solution for all Sanctions, PEP, and Adverse Media Screening needs. Our proprietary database comprises 600+ global/regional Sanctions and Watchlists, 5 million+ PEP entries, and Adverse Media from 55,000+ sources in 50+ languages, updated in near real-time. It also has the flexibility to add other 3rd party or internal databases. SAMS™ is powered by intuitive workflows designed by leading industry experts and automates initial customer screening and ongoing monitoring processes. It has been designed with robust checks and controls, a complete audit trail for regulatory reporting, and powerful visualization capabilities to aid decision-making.