Lua is a scripting language that was greated by a team of computer graphics researchers in Brazil in the early 90s. Since then, the language has grown to be a fully-functional general scripting language, although its primary uses are still in the realm of computer graphics. In particular, Lua has become very popular as a scripting language for computer gaming applications. The language supports many different styles of programming, including functional, procedural, and object-oriented.

Useful Links

• The Lua website has everything from the official (free, open-source) interpreter, to documentation and links to the community wiki.
• There is an online version of the book Programming in Lua, written by one of the original language designers.
• Wikipedia page
• 99 bottles of beer program.

Tools

We will use the official Lua interpreter version 5.3.

Everything you need is already installed on CS department lab machines.

To install on your virtual machine, follow these steps:

1. Run sudo apt install -y lua5.3
2. That's it!

How I will run your code

The programs you submit should be in a single file called proj.lua, for either part of the project. I will test your code by running the following commands using the software available in the lab environment or using the instructions above:

lua proj.lua

Phase 1 Requirements

For this language, you need to implement modifications B, C, D, F, G, H, and I. See the Phase 1 page for details on what this means.

Phase 2

See the Phase 2 Page for the list of suggested problems. Of the ones listed, I recommend the following as being most well-suited for ruby:

3. Matrix Calculator
4. Image Creator
5. Game Scheduler
7. TODO list
9. Game with hidden agenda
11. Guess the language
12. Find the missing digits
13. Sports Ticker
14. Rock, Paper, Scissors
15. Music Maker
26. ??? (you choose!)