Lua in 100 Seconds

Lua is a lightweight dynamic scripting language often embedded into other programs like World of Warcraft and Roblox. It's minimal syntax makes it easier to learn than Python, while being much more performant than other interpreted languages. #programming #compsci #100SecondsOfCode 🔗 Resources Lua Manual https://www.lua.org/manual/5.3/manual.html Lua History https://www.researchgate.net/publication/2486970_The_Evolution_of_an_Extension_Language_A_History_of_Lua Lua C API https://riptutorial.com/lua/topic/671/introduction-to-lua-c-api 🔥 Get More Content - Upgrade to PRO Upgrade to Fireship PRO at https://fireship.io/pro Use code lORhwXd2 for 25% off your first payment. 🎨 My Editor Settings - Atom One Dark - vscode-icons - Fira Code Font 🔖 Topics Covered What is Lua? What is Lua used for? Is Lua faster than Python? Lua vs Python Lua Basics Tutorial How do tables work in Lua? How to use C or C++ with Lua