Lua offers a wide range of features that you can utilize to support
and enhance your applications. With this book as your guide,
you''ll gain a thorough understanding of all aspects of programming
with this powerful language. It will walk you through the basics,
covering everything from installing Lua on your system to
developing games and web sites.
Experts Jung and Brown first present the fundamentals of
programming and explain standard Lua functions. They then show you
how to take advantage of all of the free Lua community resources
that are available. Complete code samples are integrated throughout
the chapters to clearly demonstrate how to apply the information.
Diagrams are also included to highlight important Lua features such
as stacks, hash tables, garbage collection, and function closures.
All of this will help you to quickly write your own effective
programs.
What you will learn from this book
- Ways to extend Lua''s operators with metamethods
- Methods on how to use tables, strings, and modules
- How to handle events naturally with coroutines
- Techniques for managing information with databases
- Tips for handling and avoiding programming errors
- Ways to create your own innovative games
- How to enhance application development using packages
contributed by the Lua community
- Steps for presenting dynamic information on your web site
Who this book is for
This book is for beginning programmers, game developers, and web
site developers who are interested in a simple yet powerful
introduction to programming.
Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to make
learning programming languages and technologies easier than you
think, providing a structured, tutorial format that will guide you
through all the techniques involved.