That code is from “ Programming in Lua by Roberto Ierusalimschy, which was written for Lua 5.0. Now Lua is at version 5.1, that work is a little out of date but still useful as a starting point.

Choosing The Best Suited Language A programming language consists of three things: A core (the language’s grammar and semantics), embodied by its interpreter or compiler A set of standard ...

One of the SDKs mentioned in the programming languages guide is Corona, a third party SDK designed primarily for writing games. Instead of Java, Corona uses Lua, a fast scripting language that is ...

Ever since hearing the news that Turbine will allow players to create mods for Lord of the Rings Online using the Lua programming language, the community's been abuzz about what this means for ...

The most popular book on Lua programming, written by one of Lua’s authors, a professor at PUC-Rio, is not available in Portuguese. In fact, prior to 2007, the language had no Portuguese documentation ...