Lua Language

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• Language Definition
  • LuaShortReference - concise summary of the Lua 5.1 syntax and core libraries
  • LuaReferenceManualComments - user comments and annotations on the Lua Reference Manual
  • Evolving
    • FeatureProposals - discussions about new features or feature changes
    • LuaFiveTwo - notes on the next major version of Lua (5.2)
    • MigratingToFiveOne - tips for users moving from 5.0 to 5.1
    • LuaFiveFeatures - summary of changes between Lua 4.0 and Lua 5.0
• Features and Know-How
  • TutorialDirectory - various tutorials written and reviewed by Lua users
  • GarbageCollection - info on Lua's garbage collection
  • LuaScoping - on variable scope and upvalues
  • VarargTheSecondClassCitizen - on using a vararg expression
  • HiddenFeatures - describes unsupported and undocumented features of the standard Lua distribution
  • FloatingPoint - explains why double floating point is perfectly fine for most integer applications
  • CountingFromOne - the use of ordinals instead of offsets, pros and cons
    • IndexIntervalFormatIssue - more on 1-based indexing and closed vs. right-open interval slicing
  • LuaVirtualization - which operations can/cannot be hooked
  • The Lighter Side of Lua
    • LuaTrivia - test your Lua knowledge
    • ZenOfLua - grok it
• Enhancement and Modification
  • General Help
    • CompilerWritingReferences - info on compilers, may be useful if someone would like to edit the Lua source code
    • LuaSource - comments on the source code and implementation of Lua
    • LuaSourceTable - some notes about Lua's table implementation
  • Approaches
    • LuaPowerPatches - "mix and match"-friendly patches to the official Lua distribution
    • ModifyingLua - example of changing Lua itself
    • MetaLua - alternative Lua compiler with compile-time metaprogramming and syntax extensions
    • InteractiveLua - a friendlier interactive interpreter
    • LuaShell - an incomplete sample shell which understands Lua syntax
    • CompleteWithReadline - completion engine for standalone interpreter
    • LuaCompilerInLua - reimplementing the Lua compiler front-end (luac.c) in Lua (program)
    • LuaInterpreterInLua - reimplementing the Lua interpreter (lua.c) in Lua (program)
• Metaprogramming
  • See LuaDomains.

See also

• LuaProgramming - algorithms, techniques, patterns, and paradigms
• LuaCoding - code creating, building, binding, testing, optimizing, maintaining, and sharing
  • LuaDevelopmentModel - test suite, source code repositories, and discussions
• LuaAddons - a directory of "things for Lua" that are outside this site
• LuaLinks - a directory of external Lua links including articles, tutorials, and comparisons