The imperfect layout of the text causes the table of contents to occupy the first 53 pages of the book. The first chapter begins on page 54.LUA, PRONOUNCED AS “loo-ah,” is a lightweight, versatile, and powerful scripting language designed for embedded systems and generalpurpose programming. Developed at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) in Brazil, Lua has an interesting history and has evolved over the years.ONE OF LUA’S DEFINING characteristics is its philosophy of simplicity and efficiency. Lua was designed with a minimalistic approach, keeping the core language small and focused on essential features. This design philosophy emphasizes the importance of providing a clean and easy-tounderstand language, which has contributed to Lua’s popularity and widespread adoption.