In 2003, a poll conducted by showed Lua as the most popular scripting language for game programming. In video game development, Lua is widely used as a scripting language by game programmers, perhaps due to its perceived easiness to embed, fast execution, and short learning curve. A script refers to a set of Lua functions that is associated with a script measure.These functions may be executed when the skin loads, when it updates, or on command. Rainmeter has the ability to load and execute scripts in Lua, a functional programming language.Rainmeter includes the Lua 5.1 standard libraries, which encompass a variety of powerful features. This tutorial covers various topics ranging from the basics of Lua to its scope in various applications. Lua has its value across multiple platforms ranging from large server systems to small mobile applications.
Lua is an open source language built on top of C programming language.
