Lua Training in Gaia

Lua is a user-friendly scripting language frequently employed as an embedded plug-in or extension language across various products. For instance, it serves as the embedded scripting engine for network applications such as nmap and Wireshark, and is also utilized within games like World of Warcraft, Orbiter, and others.

Lua can additionally function as a standalone language. As a lightweight, multi-paradigm programming language, this course teaches a variety of concepts that students will find valuable in other areas of software engineering.

This course covers the fundamental programming constructs of Lua and includes numerous programming exercises, enabling beginners to gain proficiency with the language from the ground up.

Upon completion of the course, students will be capable of writing moderately sized standalone Lua programs and scripting software products that utilize Lua as their embedded language.

This is an advanced course on Lua, where basic knowledge of the programming language is already assumed. Therefore, this course gives the participant a more profound understanding of Lua internals and the "why" behind the used Lua idioms.

These advanced topics are demonstrated by plenty of examples and in-class exercises.