Lua Basics Crash Course - Learn the basics of Lua for Game Development

This is a full Lua programming Crash Course, with all the basics required to follow along with my Love2D game dev course!

FAQs:
Is Lua good for beginners/roblox?
Yes, Lua is perfect to learn for both beginners and Roblox developers!

Timestamps:
00:00:00 - What is Lua
00:02:23 - Installing Lua
00:09:46 - Running Lua (VSCode)
00:10:57 - Printing
00:19:37 - Variables & Data Types
00:29:46 - Strings
00:36:53 - Math
00:46:15 - If Statements
00:58:42 - Loops
01:03:31 - User Input
01:05:28 - Tables
01:23:21 - Functions
01:31:39 - Working with Files
01:39:08 - Custom Modules
01:43:06 - OOP

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[The_Codemasterk]

Omg thank you for this! Ive been looking for an updated version of your crash course with better quality thank you!

[rycodetion]

44:59 "but sometimes you want your randomness to be MORE random"
"to do that, you can pass in a *seed* "
"so, *meth-* "

[GamingOnInsulin]

Or type "cmd" in the folder search bar to open command prompt in that spesific folder

Also \v on windows woeld be crtl-k on keyboard if i remember correctly i love this corse so far❤

[muhammadandryannoor]

1:49:53 hahaha I like this part, the dog named 'Jack' is eating itself now... 🤣😂. Thx for the course

[fennfo]

One question i have, what is diffrence between this version and the old one beside the Time. is there any other one? like you using a maybe newer version of lua or should i just go on with the old one if i have the time since if there is no difference that one would have more explanation on topics.
As an example i can already see from the chapters that the metamethods and CO routines are not listed here although they can be explained in other ones.

BTW, very great channel, you keep it updated and the content is beyond great. appreciate it.

[deeboo]

it's hard, i do it in command prompt like lua53 and its cool but in visual studio and power shell it like all red and not working like yours. I'm doing all the things you said idk what's going wrong.

[chrisw]

Awesome job on the audio there.. starts off booming loud, then gets (Running Lua (VSCode)) so quiet you have to turn it up. Then blasts you out when it goes back to loud.

[x-pressnotes]

Okay im gonna start the course from tmrw but im so confused how will i use this to make a game in Roblox. Cuz this isnt really showing any connection to how I'll make roblox game but technically roblox game does use lua so im learning this idk lol. do reply pls.. if u can pls make a video on how to make a game in Roblox or so

[JMiiahYT]

Hey Steve

Great video.. im super new to all this programming... Are you familiar with FiveM?

trying to edit the coding on that but mine never matches up with the tutorial i watch (doing same thing but in video the text (code) is highlighted blue but on my end its orange)
would you somewhat know why?

[alexandertownsend]

I can't read the text on the video. It is too small. Even zooming to the max amount dioesn't help because it gets blurry and pixelated.

[SThatsStupid]

i couldnt even start the video cuz open with powershell wont appear

[Kaik]

Hello Steve! I have a question for you: How do you use the Cyrillic alphabet in lua?
Let's say I print() a string with Cyrillic, and after running the code, the console displays some characters with the wrong encoding. Can you tell me how to fix it?

[thegreivousone]

I got all the way to 10:50 but when i typed that in it didnt work even though it did work when i typed it into powershell. How do I fix this?

[blurrr]

Hello steve, i have watched the previous 4 hour lua tutorial, not all of it, i finished the functions part, should i watch this tutorial or the old one, or both, what do you suggest me?
(Note: I am simply trying to make a roblox game)

[therealrentensified]

Hello Sir! I have a question. What distro do you use for Linux ? I am planning to switch to Linux since I have heard a lot of good things from YouTube talking about it. I can’t really understand distros and don’t know what is the best distro for programming can you please help me? Thank you!

[vaibhavkrkm]

Can i download this video and other tutorials from your channel using a 3rd party service? I will only use it for offline learning and not for anything else i promise because it will make my learning easier!