Lua Training in Leon

Lua is a user-friendly scripting language frequently employed as an embedded plugin or extension in various products. It serves as the embedded scripting engine for network applications such as nmap and Wireshark, and also powers scripting in games like World of Warcraft, Orbiter, and others.

Beyond embedded use, Lua functions effectively as a standalone language. As a lightweight, multi-paradigm programming language, this course covers various concepts that students will find valuable across different areas of software engineering.

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

Upon completing the course, students will be capable of writing medium-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.