This book is for developers who want to get up and running with Lua. This book is ideal for programmers who want to learn to embed Lua in their own applications, and is also ideal for beginner programmers who have never coded before. Starting with an introduction to the Lua language, you will learn how to create variables and use loops and functions. You will learn advanced concepts, such as creating an object-oriented class system using only Lua tables. We look at the standard Lua libraries and learn how to debug Lua code. We will use Lua as an embedded scripting language and learn about the Lua C API in detail.