Ok, so I'm running a server and I realized that it could require some lua knowledge for fixing plugins or changing things to be perfectly custom to how I want it. I don't really know any lua. The only application I know for lua at this point is Garry's Mod. But I'm sure there are more. My ultimate goal is to make a custom gamemode, not a huge one, but just a small one that can be played on future servers I plan to start. Where would you good coders suggest I start to learn? Or maybe better, what should I learn first?
Thanks in advance for all your help.
Start here [url]http://www.lua.org/pil/contents.html[/url]
[QUOTE=Baig Flawless;40187849]Start here [url]http://www.lua.org/pil/contents.html[/url][/QUOTE]
Alrighty, thanks open and shut thread. I love it :)
You may want to learn Javascript first, or any other easy computer language, it will help you understand what you are doing and how to do it in the long run.
[QUOTE=jack10685;40194386]You may want to learn Javascript first, or any other easy computer language, it will help you understand what you are doing and how to do it in the long run.[/QUOTE]
Lua is just as good as Javascript (and any other programming languages) to learn the basics of programming from.
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In fact, there is no benefit of learning Javascript over Lua (they both are capable of the same paradigms and share many other similarities), apart from the widespread use of Javascript in browser scripting. Considering that we are in the Garry's Mod development section, Lua should be the first choice.
[QUOTE=MakeR;40194456]Lua is just as good as Javascript (and any other programming languages) to learn the basics of programming from.
[editline]7th April 2013[/editline]
In fact, there is no benefit of learning Javascript over Lua (they both are capable of the same paradigms and share many other similarities), apart from the widespread use of Javascript in browser scripting. Considering that we are in the Garry's Mod development section, Lua should be the first choice.[/QUOTE]
Thank You for clearing that up. I was hoping someone would comment if they agreed with that or not. I wasn't sure, but yeah, from looking over coding structures in the past, they are similar.
[QUOTE=jack10685;40194386]You may want to learn Javascript first, or any other easy computer language, it will help you understand what you are doing and how to do it in the long run.[/QUOTE]
I have to agree with MakeR. Since I am planning on working Garry's Mod, I don't see a need for learning java. I would rather struggle through lua then use java anyways.. *shivers*
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