Getting started with Lua (Part 2)
Basic programming constructs — printing output, variables and comments
In case you want to get started from Part 1 — here is the link .
Instead of the normal A-Z mode of learning a programming language , we will try it a little differently. Let’s just assume that you are trying to make a lateral shift from python to lua — Lets try to relate to another scripting language and make it easier and faster to learn Lua .
Why ? Because if you know Python, Lua is a breeze . Lets just do it.
But before the comparison with Python , lets do some basics right.
1. Installation ( Ah not now please ! )
We will cover the installation later sometime — once we are sure we understand the basic notations, syntax and the philosophy that makes Lua simple.
2. Basic rules of the interpreter
First things first — we need to understand how the interpreter thinks — just so that we do not waste time wondering why our code didn’t run as we wanted !
Rule 1 : If a line is just spaces ( white spaces), the interpreter ignores it .
Rule 2 : Lua is case sensitive .
cat is different from Cat is different from CAT
