Lua
A small, fast, embeddable scripting language — used to script games (Roblox, LÖVE, World of Warcraft add-ons), configure Neovim, and extend applications like Redis, Nginx, and Wireshark.
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Version
- 5.4
- Website
- Visit site
- Docs
- Read docs
What you'll learn
A complete path from the basics to production-ready skills — work through it in order, at your own pace.
- 1 Level 1 — Beginner 27 lessons
- 2 Beginner Projects 1 lesson
- 3 Level 2 — Intermediate 17 lessons
- 4 Intermediate Projects 1 lesson
- 5 Level 3 — Advanced 14 lessons
- 6 Advanced Projects 1 lesson
- 7 What You Should Know Now — and What's Next 1 lesson
Ready to start learning Lua?
No prior programming experience required — every lesson starts from the basics.
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