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Programming in Lua (first edition) (2003)


This is the online version of the first edition of the book Programming in Lua, a detailed and authoritative introduction to all aspects of Lua programming written by Lua's chief architect. The first edition was aimed at Lua 5.0.

It remains largely relevant for later versions, but there are some differences. All corrections listed in the errata have been made in the online version. It cannot be copied to other web sites or further distributed in any form.

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