Difference between revisions of "Introduction to Lua"

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* Programming in Lua, second edition by Roberto Ierusalimschy (http://www.inf.puc-rio.br/~roberto/pil2/)
 
* Programming in Lua, second edition by Roberto Ierusalimschy (http://www.inf.puc-rio.br/~roberto/pil2/)
* Very nice Lua reference manual helper (http://pgl.yoyo.org/luai/i/_)
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* Learn Lua in 15 minutes (http://tylerneylon.com/a/learn-lua/)
 
* Litt's Lua Laboratory: The 10% you need for 90% of your work (http://www.troubleshooters.com/codecorn/lua/index.htm)
 
* Litt's Lua Laboratory: The 10% you need for 90% of your work (http://www.troubleshooters.com/codecorn/lua/index.htm)
 
* Official Lua FAQ (http://www.lua.org/faq.html)
 
* Official Lua FAQ (http://www.lua.org/faq.html)
* Learn Lua in 15 minutes (http://tylerneylon.com/a/learn-lua/)
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* Very nice Lua reference manual helper (http://pgl.yoyo.org/luai/i/_)
 
* Lua cheatsheet (https://devhints.io/lua)
 
* Lua cheatsheet (https://devhints.io/lua)
 
* Lua C API short reference (http://www.ewald-arnold.de/lua/lua-apiref.pdf)
 
* Lua C API short reference (http://www.ewald-arnold.de/lua/lua-apiref.pdf)
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* Introduction to Lua programming (http://w3.linux-magazine.com/issue/45/Lua_Programming.pdf)
 
* Introduction to Lua programming (http://w3.linux-magazine.com/issue/45/Lua_Programming.pdf)
 
* Lua perfomance optimization tips (https://springrts.com/wiki/Lua_Performance)
 
* Lua perfomance optimization tips (https://springrts.com/wiki/Lua_Performance)
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* Lua video tutorial series by CODE BLUE (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyQg3m0a5UitP1lHptwWc_4N2ZkRQBfrZ)
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* Video tutorial series by KarmaKilledtheCat (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0o3fqwR2CsWg_ockSMN6FActmMOJ70t_)
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* Video tutorial series by Brian Burton (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxgtJR7f0RBKGid7F2dfv7qc-xWwSee2O)

Revision as of 06:55, 1 January 2019

Overview

Gideros uses the Lua programming language. Lua was created in the early 1990s and is very popular as a scripting system in games.

Ideal for both beginners and professionals, if you are familiar with their BASIC or Python then you will feel at home using Lua.

Basic Concepts

The Language

Standard Libraries

Lua Resources

We suggest you have a good book covering Lua. There are many resources on the net, and here are a few of them: