Introduction to Lua.

Lua module U101

Exercises, examples and other material relating to training module U101. This topic is presented on public courses Learning to program in Lua, Lua Programming

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Examples from our training material

demo	Some Lua Basics
easys	Read - calculate - conditionals - output
hello	Some variable types in Lua
lop	Testing to see if a fallback is needed
moongreet	Hello Lua World
simples	Read keyboard - calculate - output result
stdo	Calling standard functions / setting up variables
straightforwards	Read - calculate - loop - output

Background information

Some modules are available for download as a sample of our material or under an Open Training Notes License for free download from http://www.training-notes.co.uk.

Topics covered in this module

What is Lua.
Hello Lua World.
Sourcing, versions.
Where is Lua used?

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