Lua Training in Natal

Lua is a user-friendly scripting language that serves as an embedded plugin or extension language in various products. For instance, it acts as the embedded scripting language for network applications such as nmap and Wireshark, and can also be found as a scripting language in World of Warcraft, Orbiter, and other games.

Lua can also be used as a standalone language. It is a lightweight, multi-paradigm programming language, and therefore the course teaches various concepts that students will find useful in other areas of software engineering as well.

This course covers the basic programming constructs in Lua and contains a lot of programming exercises, so that newcomers can gain proficiency with the language, starting from scratch.

After completing the course the students will be able to write middle sized standalone Lua programs and script software products where Lua is the embedded language.

This is an advanced course on Lua, assuming participants already possess foundational knowledge of the language. It aims to deepen understanding of Lua's internals and clarify the reasoning behind common Lua idiom practices.

These advanced concepts are illustrated through numerous examples and in-class exercises.