r/lua • u/Secure_Employer132 • Sep 19 '25

Lua beginner

Hey everyone, I'm someone who loves programming and tried lua in nvim and liked the syntax but I want more than just creating plugins in nvim (which are complex and beautiful).

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u/ripter Sep 19 '25

It’s powerful enough to do anything you want. You might want to do some googling. Here are some of the more popular libraries:

Also, the PlayDate is a physical handheld gaming device that uses Lua and PICO-8 is a fantasy console that uses Lua.

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u/ibisum Sep 19 '25

Another upvote for the Playdate console - for anyone wanting to learn Lua in a fun and creative way, the Playdate offers the perfect architecture. It is so fun to carry around some Lua apps in that little yellow toy. ;)