I usually don't comment much but I just had to because the video was the perfect example of a crash course that is aimed at non-beginner programmers. Fast, well explained, clear, to the point, highlight the difference between common programming languages. Really well done.
I already know how to code with python, c# and c++, and I can already tell this video is fantastic. Straightforward for those who already know concepts of programming! Well done.
Good! Except one possible oversight: 10/2 = 5 is incorrect. Lua 5.3 distinguishes between floats and integers. 10//2 = 5 is correct with two forward slashes (//) and performs the integer division like C and C-based languages. 10/2 = 5.0 defaults to a float(real) division like Pascal and Pascal-based languages.
bro this is actually helpful cuz i aint trying to watching a beginner tutorial when im already a software engineering college student and too lazy to read documents on this… thanks for the crash course
Currently interviewing for a AAA game studio that uses Lua to build their interfaces (I have a FE/Javascript background). This was exactly what I needed to get a sense of what that would look like 👌
I wished there were more such videos for "less known" languages. As developer is always so annoying to go through all those tutorials that explain for the 100th time what a var or a loop is... Very well done!
This was awesome! I've learned the basics of python and was able to follow just about everything just reading your examples and what I didn't understand I did when I unpaused it and listen to you explain. Would love to see videos like this for other languages!
04:29 - I must note that «not x == 10» is equivalent neither to «not (x == 10)», nor to «x ~= 10»; in fact, «not» precedes the equality check. I think in section 3.4.7 they covered it. So instead you're trying to compare «not x» to «10», which will yield false any day of the week.
Why they went with the ~= for inequality is a mistery to me. Not all keyboard layouts have the ~ key, for example my keyboard doesn't. Edit: Apparently it's not a problem anymore: I found out that you can use Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator (MSKLC) to create a layout and add any ascii/unicode character to any key! It's so cool. So I don't have to use Alt+126 to write ~ anymore.
This is a great crash course, exactly the kind of thing people like me who love to jump in a learn whilst doing need to get off the ground. But also alot of the stuff you mentioned were weird, to me they just look alot like VBA. But i guess they are both scripting languages
It also seems to share some simlarities with LISP with the use of tables / lists and no variable types. Admittedly that's where the similarity to LISP ends.
Thanks for the tutorial. I was wondering what the hash was lol. Basically, it allows you to Enumerate like in python as long as you use the hash and declare the counter. Vimscript should have gotten some tips from lua, all the functions end with 'endfunction' , 'endfu'.
Quick and dirty i would say, there are several errors, the biggest being there is no += operator as shown in "sum += value", you need to write "sum = sum + value"
Honestly, I would recommend to anyone who's starting out to learn python before anything else, since it's easy to learn, has fun implementations for projects, and last but not least, it allows you to learn pretty much any programming language with ease because most of them are just gonna seem like Python but with extra steps (or maybe less steps).
Nice tutorial. Really good for just reminding basic concepts of this simple language. But... why global variables are done like that? Just not using "local" makes them global, as much as I know.
Hey Buddy, great video, but there are some mistakes, like the "if not x == 10 then", in Lua, we need to add parenthesis in the comparison, "if not (x == 10) then".
I would like to have this cheat sheet printed in paper for reference. The link in the description takes me to the github, but it's not easy to print and keep the formating. Can you help me?
hi, I had a small if you can pls solve, at the place where you explain if statement you have commented that the print statement will not be executed, why is it so?? Also a great video loved, helped a lot :)
I have so many scripts of a game called Worms3D, but they are all in .LUB files. There is a good way to read the configs of each map (every script) of that files? How I have to manage to convert the Lub files into Lua files?
I usually don't comment much but I just had to because the video was the perfect example of a crash course that is aimed at non-beginner programmers.
Fast, well explained, clear, to the point, highlight the difference between common programming languages. Really well done.
Well said. This is exactly what I needed.
Same thoughts.
Somethings I would have liked to see were things like if there are generators, classes, decorators, anonymous functions etc.
what he said
And it has some misleading information too, as a bonus
Great video as usually coding videos are hours long but this is the nice fast pace i want
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I already know how to code with python, c# and c++, and I can already tell this video is fantastic. Straightforward for those who already know concepts of programming! Well done.
Finally a short video that explains everything well, and is made for people that already now other programming languages. Absolutely fantastic
Good! Except one possible oversight: 10/2 = 5 is incorrect. Lua 5.3 distinguishes between floats and integers. 10//2 = 5 is correct with two forward slashes (//) and performs the integer division like C and C-based languages. 10/2 = 5.0 defaults to a float(real) division like Pascal and Pascal-based languages.
interesting
What's power and modules
bro this is actually helpful cuz i aint trying to watching a beginner tutorial when im already a software engineering college student and too lazy to read documents on this… thanks for the crash course
same! i'm a c# + c++ coder, and this tutorial is perfect for me lol
You saved so much of my time. Thanks dude.
I need to learn Lua for Open computers ^^
This is perfect, you just need to learn one language decently well and you can learn others in a really small amount of time. Thanks for the tutorial!
Currently interviewing for a AAA game studio that uses Lua to build their interfaces (I have a FE/Javascript background). This was exactly what I needed to get a sense of what that would look like 👌
I'm a complete beginner and this video has helped me a lot and solved my various doubts. Well!! Thank You
I wished there were more such videos for "less known" languages. As developer is always so annoying to go through all those tutorials that explain for the 100th time what a var or a loop is...
Very well done!
This was awesome! I've learned the basics of python and was able to follow just about everything just reading your examples and what I didn't understand I did when I unpaused it and listen to you explain. Would love to see videos like this for other languages!
This is an awesome video, it can be tough to find guides for new languages that aren't made for complete beginners to programming. Thank you!
Finally a tutorial that doesn't hand-hold you through the entire thing. It's so annoying especially if you already know how to program.
Almost everything I needed to know with very little wasted time. Much appreciated!
04:29 - I must note that «not x == 10» is equivalent neither to «not (x == 10)», nor to «x ~= 10»; in fact, «not» precedes the equality check. I think in section 3.4.7 they covered it.
So instead you're trying to compare «not x» to «10», which will yield false any day of the week.
A perfect crash course to get the idea of what Lua is instead of watching hours of tutorials.
Perfectly paced course for those who know how to code and can't sit still for more than a minute. Thanks for this!
For someone who knows how to program this is a really cool Crash Course :)
Thanks a lot
As advertised, a crash course. Just the way it should be done. Thanks!
Perfectly paced and exactly what I needed with no fluff.
you just saved me 3 hours of learning things a already know. thank you dude
Surprised how well this crash course was. I now understand the basics of lua. You rock, friend!
Concise, quick, organized. Love it.
hey if in the timestamps in the description you include "00:00 Intro" or something like that, it'll show the chapters in the youtube progress bar.
Thank you so much! I needed a quick way to learn Lua and your explanation was perfect!
I usually do not comment, and I just had to say thank you! This was extremely well done!
Thanks, i didn't know how boolean value works, this video help me. But, not only boolean value, more things in this video was interesting.
I hate when I try to learn another language and every course starts with programming learning instead of the language.
Thank you :D
Exactly what I was looking for, thank you.
Really helpful! I am searching for a lua crash course in order to work with sol2 library.
Perfect introduction to a language.
Why they went with the ~= for inequality is a mistery to me. Not all keyboard layouts have the ~ key, for example my keyboard doesn't.
Edit: Apparently it's not a problem anymore: I found out that you can use Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator (MSKLC) to create a layout and add any ascii/unicode character to any key! It's so cool.
So I don't have to use Alt+126 to write ~ anymore.
I mean you can also pull out an on-screen keyboard
@@thenecroking6170 Yes but at that point it's quicker to use Alt+126
Or do the MSKLC thing once and get ~ mapped to the keyboard permanently
another language that i can add in my resume 🐎🐎 thanks
Great video, perfect for just getting a quick idea of what the language can and can't do.
Omfg that cheat sheet is legendary
I really needed this, im coming from js and ive been looking for a good video to take me off of the difference between lua and js. Thank you 😊
WOW THE BEST CRASH COURSE I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!!! THANK YOU!
This is literally exactly what I need. Thank you so much
while i
This is a great crash course, exactly the kind of thing people like me who love to jump in a learn whilst doing need to get off the ground.
But also alot of the stuff you mentioned were weird, to me they just look alot like VBA. But i guess they are both scripting languages
I did programming in Pascal in the 90s. It seems Lua is resurrecting Pascal from the past. Anyone who knows Pascal sure will agree with me.
It also seems to share some simlarities with LISP with the use of tables / lists and no variable types. Admittedly that's where the similarity to LISP ends.
Turbo Pascal used to be the sh!t then suddenly nobody cared. Beautiful language.
No time wasted here. Thanks
Great help for the basics of Lua. Thank you.
Hello! Does this tutorial apply well to Roblox coding and scripting?
Good video. As a somewhat decent C and dart user, this is just what i needed
Nice video, you just saved me from documentation hell
Brilliant explanation! Thank you very much
Thanks for the tutorial. I was wondering what the hash was lol. Basically, it allows you to Enumerate like in python as long as you use the hash and declare the counter. Vimscript should have gotten some tips from lua, all the functions end with 'endfunction' , 'endfu'.
Very insightful, just long enough to understand, good comparisons, and most of all.. free, lol. Great vid
local data ={"Hello", "World"}
for i, v in pairs(data) do
print(i, v)
end
Yay
Thank you very much for this content! This is really helpful to get a quick start at the language.
Perfect concise explanation! Thanks for sharing this!
After this, I can add Lua to my resumé for the programming language
Quick and dirty i would say, there are several errors, the biggest being there is no += operator as shown in "sum += value", you need to write "sum = sum + value"
Perfect, very clear, thank you very much !!
Am speechless thank you so much you've literally saved me so much time
Honestly, I would recommend to anyone who's starting out to learn python before anything else, since it's easy to learn, has fun implementations for projects, and last but not least, it allows you to learn pretty much any programming language with ease because most of them are just gonna seem like Python but with extra steps (or maybe less steps).
Start with batch
@@eshay3067 why not its literally so easy and teaches you some of the basics
@@eshay3067 i started with batch so i might be biased
Nice tutorial. Really good for just reminding basic concepts of this simple language.
But... why global variables are done like that? Just not using "local" makes them global, as much as I know.
Hey Buddy, great video, but there are some mistakes, like the "if not x == 10 then", in Lua, we need to add parenthesis in the comparison, "if not (x == 10) then".
This was great knowledge. Exactly what I wanted.
Good overview of the what and how but not of the why. What can you use it for?
This is exactly what I needed
Man, this I exactly what I needed
nice overview to get started with lua
a lot of the examples were incorrect but you got the basic concepts down so its a 8/10 from me
This was a great short summary, thanks!
Can you do one tut where you incorporate Lua into C? Thx
omg i learned to code in 10 seconds!!!!
this was uploaded 2 days after my birthday
Thanks, i am learning Lua for neovim
13:00 I thought you couldn't use +=
finally a good Lua video; thx! ;-)
Great video and very useful cheat sheet, thanks!
Thanks, exactly what I needed!
Great video! What about classes, tho? It looks similar to js common 🤔
If you are looking for an OOP library, use middleclass: github.com/kikito/middleclass. I tried about 15 different libraries and this one is the best.
Can we make softwares with lua
yes lua can
1:16 They're called parentheses.
5:44 Why do this instead of leaving out "local" and "_G."?
thanks a lot man, great vid. keep going, i still dont get the point of this language tho
This language is so similar to Ruby, Elixir, Python and JavaScript.
yes. definitely python and javascript in my opinion.
I would like to have this cheat sheet printed in paper for reference. The link in the description takes me to the github, but it's not easy to print and keep the formating. Can you help me?
hi, I had a small if you can pls solve, at the place where you explain if statement you have commented that the print statement will not be executed, why is it so?? Also a great video loved, helped a lot :)
I think that is a mistake (at 2:40) and a similar mistake at 3:50. Seems to have mixed up the < and > signs.
amazing video!
perfect length for me:D
Why you stopped making videos?
Great video. Thank you so much!
Thanks for the cheat sheet
Can you direct me to a crash course for people who don't already code? I got interested in this because I want to make addons for World of Warcraft.
First time i have heard round brackets.
I have so many scripts of a game called Worms3D, but they are all in .LUB files. There is a good way to read the configs of each map (every script) of that files? How I have to manage to convert the Lub files into Lua files?
Thanks for making this you are awesome!
Alright, now how do compile the thing ?
Good video, I understand some things
preciate it fam
I'm looking for a mentor in LUA. Can anyone help me?
Thank. This helped...
Thanks you. Very cool.
great video
Thank you, Thank you.
This looks exactly like structured text but without the capital letters.
Where can I find your Lua cheatsheet?