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Lua is spreading more and more throughout different areas of software, from embedded systems and mobile devices to the Web and the Internet of Things. Besides, it has a major role in the game industry, where knowledge of Lua has become an indisputable asset. Lua is the language of choice for anyone who needs a scripting language that is simple, efficient, extensible, portable, and free. Programming in Lua is the official book about the language, providing a solid base to any programmer who wants to use Lua. Authored by Roberto Ierusalimschy, the chief architect of the language, it covers all aspects of Lua 5---from the basics to its API with C. The book is the main source of programming patterns for Lua, with numerous code examples that help the reader to make the most of Lua's flexibility and powerful mechanisms. Programming in Lua is targeted at people with some programming background, but does not assume any prior knowledge about Lua or other scripting languages. This Fourth Edition updates the book to Lua 5.3 and marks a complete reorganization of the text. Building on his many years of experience teaching Lua, Roberto has restructured the book to present the material in a growing order of complexity, allowing the reader to better absorb the character of the language.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lua.Org
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 1, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 388 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 8590379868
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-8590379867
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.63 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.44 x 0.8 x 9.69 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #71,493 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Roberto Ierusalimschy is the leading architect of the Lua programming language, driving its development since its inception in 1993. He is a full professor of Computer Science at PUC-Rio (the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro), where he works with programming-language design and implementation.

Roberto has a M.Sc. Degree and a D.Sc. Degree in Computer Science, both from PUC-Rio. He was a visiting researcher at the University of Waterloo, ICSI, GMD, and UIUC, and a Tinker Professor at Stanford. As a professor at PUC-Rio, Roberto was the advisor of several students that later became influential members of the Lua community. Roberto is also a member of the IFIP Working Group on Language Design.

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Customers find the book helpful and useful. However, the content receives mixed feedback, with some saying it guides through fundamental concepts while others note it's not suitable for beginners. Similarly, the examples are also mixed, with several customers finding them confusing.

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7 customers mention usefulness, 7 positive, 0 negative

Customers find the book helpful, with one mentioning it's excellent for getting the gist.

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...The book itself is not bad at all, breezy quick read, excellent for getting the gist....Read more

...The Lua programming language is very fun and great for what it does. Highly recommend this book.Read more

25 customers mention content, 17 positive, 8 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the content of the book, with some finding it helpful for learning Lua while others note it is not suitable for beginners.

...The answers to questions about using Lua are intrinsically answered in the way the book is written....Read more

Good resource book if you have a programming back ground. No really a beginner book if that is what you are looking for.Read more

Extremely fragmented. Shows a for loop, doesn't explain the syntax....Read more

The book has a lot of great information but assumes the reader is quite well versed in coding to begin with....Read more

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Customers have mixed opinions about the examples in the book, with several finding them completely confusing.

...the most important information about programming in Lua and has plenty of examples.Read more

...So the examples use operators you have not seen yet and you are left guessing as to the underlying paradigm... Sadly, par for the course in this...Read more

...effortlessly illuminates the "scary parts" of Lua, exposing the powerful features that are often overlooked by casual users....Read more

...new to programming, however I'm new to Lua, and I felt the examples were a bit vague and the pace much to fast to be of any value....Read more

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