Re: table.unpack(...) and the __index metamethod

[Daurnimator <quae@...>]

On 26 June 2014 02:48, Dirk Laurie <dirk.laurie@gmail.com> wrote:

PiL is not a Lua primer.

Yes, it is.

 

One should read it only after one has read the manual.

Although this would be nice, the lua manual is very.... for lack of a better word: thick.

Every statement has to be read very carefully, and there are many subtleties to catch out the new lua user.

The first stop for any potential lua programmer is PiL.