Learning Lua

Classes

• Lua versus JavaScript - Know JavaScript and need to learn Lua? Here are some similarities and differences between the languages to get you started.
• Referenced Values, Metatables, and Simple Inheritance - The nature of variables and values in Lua, what 'metatables' are, and how they can be used to create inheritance.
• Pseudo-OOP Syntax and Scope - Lua supports purely procedural programming as well as OOP-like concepts. This page explains how the self concept works in Lua.

Code

• AKLOMParser.lua - Turns an XML string into a nested set of Lua tables, preserving document hierarchy and providing access to all attributes.
• Lunity - A simple single-file unit test system for Lua with a somewhat rich set of assertions and custom error messages.
• AKObject - a library to provide Ruby-like OOP to Lua. (For speed and simplicity, does not support mixins.)
  • AKObject_26.lua - Known stable version.
  • AKObject_30.lua - Refactored code to move into an 'AK' module. Removed some functionality in order to be able to reduce the amount of metatables and memory used.