Description: Further DetailsTitle: Lua Quick Start GuideCondition: NewSubtitle: The easiest way to learn Lua programmingISBN-10: 1789343224EAN: 9781789343229ISBN: 9781789343229Publisher: Packt Publishing LimitedFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 07/27/2018Description: The easiest way to learn Lua programmingKey FeaturesThe easiest way to learn Lua codingUse the Lua standard libraries and debug Lua codeEmbed Lua as a scripting language using the Lua C APIBook Description Lua is a small, powerful and extendable scripting/programming language that can be used for learning to program, and writing games and applications, or as an embedded scripting language. There are many popular commercial projects that allow you to modify or extend them through Lua scripting, and this book will get you ready for that. This book is the easiest way to learn Lua. It introduces you to the basics of Lua and helps you to understand the problems it solves. You will work with the basic language features, the libraries Lua provides, and powerful topics such as object-oriented programming. Every aspect of programming in Lua, variables, data types, functions, tables, arrays and objects, is covered in sufficient detail for you to get started. You will also find out about Lua's module system and how to interface with the operating system. After reading this book, you will be ready to use Lua as a programming language to write code that can interface with the operating system, automate tasks, make playable games, and much more. This book is a solid starting point for those who want to learn Lua in order to move onto other technologies such as Love2D or Roblox. A quick start guide is a focused, shorter title that provides a faster paced introduction to a technology. It is designed for people who don't need all the details at this point in their learning curve. This presentation has been streamlined to concentrate on the things you really need to know.What you will learnUnderstand the basics of programming the Lua languageUnderstand how to use tables, the data structure that makes Lua so powerfulUnderstand object-oriented programming in Lua using metatablesUnderstand standard LUA libraries for math, file io, and moreManipulate string data using LuaUnderstand how to debug Lua applications quickly and effcientlyUnderstand how to embed Lua into applications with the Lua C APIWho this book is for This book is for developers who want to get up and running with Lua. This book is ideal for programmers who want to learn to embed Lua in their own applications, as well as for beginner programmers who have never coded before.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 93mmItem Length: 75mmAuthor: Gabor SzauerGenre: Computing & InternetRelease Year: 2018 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Lua Quick Start Guide
Title: Lua Quick Start Guide
Subtitle: The easiest way to learn Lua programming
ISBN-10: 1789343224
EAN: 9781789343229
ISBN: 9781789343229
Release Date: 07/27/2018
Release Year: 2018
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Item Height: 93mm
Genre: Computing & Internet
Number of Pages: 202 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Lua Quick Start Guide : the Easiest Way to Learn Lua Programming
Publisher: Packt Publishing, The Limited
Publication Year: 2018
Subject: Programming / Games, Programming Languages / General, Software Development & Engineering / General, Web / Web Programming, Programming Languages / Javascript
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Computers
Item Length: 3.6 in
Author: Gabor Szauer
Item Width: 3 in
Format: Trade Paperback
