Scripts / Programming in Lua (first edition)

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Posted: 4th Jul 2018 17:22
Hello,

i now that i need to learn lua and that this helps me to create my own game. I hav find the first edition and it is free, but i have also see it gives a Fourth edition. Would it be sufficient to learn the first version or would that be enough or is it necessary to learn the latest edition (Fourth edition)? Thank you in advance for your help...
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Posted: 4th Jul 2018 19:51
The Lua version that GG uses is 5.2 so whichever book covers up to 5.2 is the one to use although to start with the first edition is probably sufficient tbh.
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Posted: 4th Jul 2018 22:53
Have get now the the Fourth edition here , hope i understand it
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Posted: 5th Jul 2018 08:57
I've got that one as well (in fact I have the previous versions too ), it is well laid out imo and probably more 'readable' than the earlier ones. Just be aware that when it goes into the 'new' features (like integers for example) that those bits will not apply in GG.
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Posted: 6th Jul 2018 09:23
Okay, good to know. Thank you very much for the information..
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