Brief description, distributions, modules, examples, applications, links; by Andreas Rozek.

By Roberto Ierusalimschy; Lua.org, 2003, ISBN 8590379817. Official book, by Lua's main architect, covers all aspects, from basics to API with C; gives solid base for programmers to use Lua.

Wiki, collaborative site for programmers; Lua-l archive, searchable body of official Lua mail list; IRC channel chat room; mini charter.

Overview from journal, by Roberto Ierusalimschy, Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo, Waldemar Celes Filho; Software: Practice and Experience, John Wiley and Sons, 1996.

Explains, summarizes main features, with motives, code samples; by Lua authors. Dr. Dobb's Journal.

Reference Manual of the Lua programming language

Home site; lightweight, made to extend programs, often used for general-purpose, standalone use; simple procedural syntax, powerful data description constructs use associative arrays, extensible semantics; dynamically typed, bytecode interpreted, garb...

Growing article, with links to many related topics. Wikipedia.

The open source language is a useful, increasingly popular choice for embedded scripting; by Keith Fieldhouse. O'Reilly Media ONLamp.com.

Frequently Asked Questions about Lua