-- ';' optimization ------------------- -- in-between local foo = 100;local bar = 50 local foo = 100 ; local bar = 50 local foo = 100;bar = 50 local foo = 100 ; bar = 50 -- end of the line local foo = 100; -- after function fish(10);cow(20) do fish(10);return end -- f("string") optimization --------------------------- -- intended result fish1"cow"fish2'cow'fish3[[cow]] -- can be optimized fish4("cow")fish5('cow')fish6([[cow]]) -- added some whitespace fish7 ( "cow" ) fish8 ( 'cow' ) fish9 ( [[cow]] )