Learn Lua programming language, recommended books?
Hello friends,
I started playing Garry's Mod on various game servers in 2015/16. I've already accumulated over 6,000 hours of gameplay.
In 2017, I joined the server team of a somewhat larger community. It all started there as a supporter.
Naturally, I was very curious about how such a server is actually operated and how all of its functions come about. I acquired some basic knowledge and helped out as a "server technician" (writing/rewriting jobs, rewriting/translating scripts, and finally, commissioning a game server).
In 2020 I opened my own server with scripts from the Gmodstore.
Now I would like to try programming such scripts myself, as I already enjoyed working with LUA back then.
However, I have no idea how to even start with a script, the functions, the overlay and everything that goes with it.
I simply want to write simpler scripts first (e.g., scoreboard and HUD).
Are there any good books or websites for the LUA programming language that you could recommend to me?
The text program I used back then was Notepad++, but now I want to work with Visual Code Studio.
I hope you can help me.
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I hope that’ll help you.
You may also find courses on platforms such as Udemy or Coursera.
In any case, I would advise not very much to separate theory and practice. Set up a development environment where you can work/experiment with Lua.
Income questions should be answered with self-research if they are not sufficiently explained in the above sources.
Besides, take as much time as you need to learn, don’t make yourself pressure. Even if Lua is a simple language, I would recommend planning a few weeks for it.
With kind regards,
Jannis