# Lua for Programmers Part 1: Language Essentials

<http://nova-fusion.com/2012/08/27/lua-for-programmers-part-1/>

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## What Jamie wrote

I continue to have a strange fascination with Lua. I really should find a project to learn it. This is a nice multipart writeup to easily learn basic Lua structure and syntax. If you ever need an embedded language Lua is a great choice.

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