Lua Quick Start Guide

What this book covers

Chapter 1, Introduction to Lua, serves as an introduction to Lua by answering the question what is Lua? Next, the chapter walks the reader through downloading and installing the appropriate Lua binaries, as well as Visual Studio Code. Visual Studio Code is the code editor we will be using throughout this book to edit Lua files.

Chapter 2, Working with Lua, is a primer on the basics of the Lua language. For those who have not programmed before, this chapter teaches the basic concepts of programming, such as variables, loops, and functions. For the more experienced programmer reading the book, this chapter serves as an introduction to Lua's syntax.

Chapter 3, Tables and Objects, states that the most powerful features of ...