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A Practical Introduction to Lua (Beginner Friendly)
Lua is a lightweight, embeddable scripting language widely used in game engines (Defold, Roblox, Corona), configuration systems, automation tools, and embedded platforms.
This article gives you a clean, beginner-friendly introduction with complete and runnable examples.
1. Setting Up and Running Lua
Install Lua
- macOS
brew install lua
- Linux (Ubuntu/Debian)
sudo apt-get install lua5.4
- Windows
Download binaries or use Lua for Windows.
Run a Script
Write hello.lua:
print("Hello, Lua!")
Run: