This is a more of recommendation for learning Lua in game development through videos or documents. I prefer videos as they help me stay focused and take notes.
- I have don’t have a background in programming
Actually I just started with Lua 2 months ago and it took me about 30 minutes to get its basic knowledge. There are many documentation, tutorials out there but this is what I at first learned from:
https://tylerneylon.com/a/learn-lua/
If you don’t have a background programming, I think it’s much harder for you to learn it, but everything would take time, so just learn…
Well Lua is a great language to learn at first. I find it remarkably easy.
Have a look at the list in our Lua manual. There’s books, online resources and videos: