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Learn Lua

Learn the basics of Lua, a general-purpose programming language used for building games, web apps, and developer tools.

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  • Skill level

    Beginner

  • Time to complete

    Approx. 8 hours

  • Certificate of completion

    Included with paid plans

  • Prerequisites

    None

About this course

Lua is a powerful and intuitive general-purpose programming language used for building games (such as Roblox, World of Warcraft, and Angry Birds), web apps (such as Venmo and Adobe), and developer tools. This course for beginners will teach you the basics of programming with the Lua language while giving you interactive practice building terminal-based programs.

Syllabus

5 lessons • 4 projects • 5 quizzes
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Hands-on learning

Don’t just watch or read about someone else coding — write your own code live in our online, interactive platform. You’ll even get AI-driven recommendations on what you need to review to help keep you on track.
Animated demonstration of running code in Codecademy's learning environment

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Kenny Lin
Web Development Domain Manager at Codecademy
Kenny is the Domain Manager for the Web Development Domain at Codecademy. He contributed to a wide range of courses and paths at Codecademy, including JavaScript, Bootstrap, Handlebars, Phaser.js, Go, Swift, TypeScript, and Lua.
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Learn Lua course ratings and reviews

4.35 out of 5 stars
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  • I can tell a lot of effort and fun was put into it. Loved that it was entertaining and was able to teach in one course! (Wish the school system did that)
    Kody E.
    Verified Learner
  • Excellent, concise explanation, practical hands-on experience right off the bat and great exercises.
    Arthur S.
    Verified Learner
  • The instructions were very detailed, I was able to follow every step without struggling. I'm looking forward to new courses/lessons on Lua, the course was very helpful.
    Tim D.
    Verified Learner

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