Posted Jan 05, 2007 at 04:57PM by Victor B. Listed in: Homebrew Applications, Homebrew Development Tags: Lua, Lua Player, Glynnder, LuaDevKit
Ó

LDK. Sounds nice. :D


Glynnder has released v0.2 (Now a Beta!) of the Lua applications and games">LuaDevKit, adding some more functionality to this helpful development app. For those who haven't heard of LDK, this app can help experienced coders in making their own programs and games in the Lua format by letting them click and add common commands. For newbies, it's an interesting way to help master the art of Lua programming without having all the information spoon-fed to you.

There's also a Lua Player in his download, so you can preview the results of your coding as soon as you're done typing everything in.

As always, Glynnder's ready to offer friendly advice on our release thread for this app, so don't hesitate to say hello or ask for help. There's also some additional documentation on the official homepage for LDK, so you should also take a look at the offerings there. Enjoy the download, folks, and let us know when you've completed your Lua masterpiece. We may just post it here.

For LuaDevKit v0.2, Glynnder has made a couple of fixes to the system and added some other functions for people to try. Here's the changelog of all the new stuff since LDK v0.1:
  • 0.11ALPHA: Added useful links menu, with links to useful web pages- all open in your default browser
  • 0.12ALPHA: Shift + right click on a file to rename it
  • 0.13ALPHA: Solves issue with luaplayer windows files having to be located in C:/LDK- they now have to be in the same directory as LDK.JAR
  • 0.14ALPHA: Renamed cut-action, copy-action, paste-action & select-all in the edit menu to Cut, Copy, Paste and Select All, respectively
  • 0.15ALPHA: Preview can be run on any script in the PC
  • 0.17PREBETA: Adds controls list for preview and rough debugging- end user cannot see debug info
  • 0.18PREBETA: Fixed spelling errors
  • 0.19PREBETA: Preview and LDK 'process tied' meaning you can only close it by using the 'break' command in a script, or the escape button, this means that the process actually ends and frees up system resources- if you press the x button then LDK will be frozen until the luaplayer process is ended.
  • 0.20BETA: Captures the debugging information and prints it into the text box, amongst a few other fixes such as when you hit preview it saves the file, so you are testing you most up to date version etc...
Download: [LuaDevKit v0.2 BETA]
Discuss: [Forum Release Thread]


[Via LuaDevKit homepage] Permalink  |   Email this  |   Linking Blogs   |   Digg It!

Bookmark / Find this article on:


19 Comments


Sort by:
   by 1st (Unregistered) - 2007-01-05
 » yes

***** YEAH FIRST *****ES


   Re: . (Unregistered) - 2007-01-06
 » First

dude all people who make a point out of posting first are gay. All of them should be blocked.

   Re: PurpleShadow (Unregistered) - 2007-01-06
 » hm

Just stop replying to first posters. Every time i want to read comments people just have to make me scroll down EVEN further with pointless replies.
   by Twenty-Se7en - 2007-01-05
 » SWEET!!

Deadly wicked - I hope to test it out soon :)

   by duh (Unregistered) - 2007-01-05
 » *****.

This is stupid and now a retarded can "code".


   Re: insert name here (Unregistered) - 2007-01-05
 » reply

this is very useful not just for "retard" but for advanced coders too it can save a lot of time for some projects

   Re: Lava Sofa (Unregistered) - 2007-01-05
 » ****

and now retard can speak english
   by Nicko01 (Unregistered) - 2007-01-05
 » COOL!

this is really awesome.
I was waiting for this to be released.

   by Advertising -
   by ?? (Unregistered) - 2007-01-05
 » nt

" this is very useful not just for "retard" but for advanced coders too it can save a lot of time for some projects"

most advanced coders don't use lua.

nice try

   by Nicko01 (Unregistered) - 2007-01-05
 » ...

That's not true. Lua can do a lot, its just that it is easier to write a program in than C or C++ because you dont need to go through the trouble of compiling (the compiler takes about 3-6 hours to set up).
Lua is a great programming language, for noobs and advanced users.

   by 1 (Unregistered) - 2007-01-05
 » 1

Ok Lua is easier, alot easier, but can't do everything C/C++ can, its limited

   by ?? (Unregistered) - 2007-01-05
 » no seriously nice try

lua isn't even a programming language; its a scripting language.


   Re: Nicko01 (Unregistered) - 2007-01-06
 » ...

is there really any difference?

   Re: Glynnder (Unregistered) - 2007-01-06
 » not really

ones emulated, one compiles, thats about it
   by mallchin (Unregistered) - 2007-01-06
 » Lua is good

Lua is underrated, with a little imagination you can come up with some great apps. The main thing is the end result should be fun and usable, and Lua meets this just fine. You are limited only by your imagination.

   by Glynnder (Unregistered) - 2007-01-06
 » lua

Lua is underrated, it can do a lot more than people think it can. Akthough I agree, it isnt as powerful as C.

What he didnt pick up on is that i havet budled the luaplayer.
You just click a button and a preview window pops up, then, in a box it puts whatever errors you have etc...

   by >< (Unregistered) - 2007-01-06
 » Fat

So this nifty app is for the fat lazy people learning lua who get tired of typing...Clever


   Re: Advertising -


   Re: Glynnder (Unregistered) - 2007-01-07
 » hahaha....

If thats the impression you get then we need to get a better blogger.

This could be for
a) The people without PSPs, click a button, and it previews
b) Newer coders, they don't exactly know all the codef
c) Experienced coders, what if they forget one?
d) Anyone, what if they dont want to have to keep going back and forth from their PSP to their computer.
e) Anyone, what if they want to have their errors printed out to the in the same IDE they are developing in....

And so many more things but i'll stop now cos i think i've won already :p
   by ?? (Unregistered) - 2007-01-08
 » NICE TRY

guess what. Luaplayer for windows



Featured Content
QJ.NET Blog Network RSS Feeds
MyQJ Feed / PDA
MyQJ RSS / PDA
Blog of Blogs Feed / PDA
QJ.NET RSS / PDA
Gaming Consoles Feed / PDA
Nintendo DS RSS / PDA
PlayStation 3 RSS / PDA
PSP Updates RSS / PDA
Wii RSS / PDA
Xbox 360 RSS / PDA
PC Gaming Feed / PDA
Age of Conan RSS / PDA
Games for Windows RSS / PDA
MMORPG RSS / PDA
Tabula Rasa RSS / PDA
World of Warcraft RSS / PDA
Science Feed / PDA
Science RSS / PDA
Technology Feed / PDA
Apple RSS / PDA
Gadgets RSS / PDA
iPhone RSS / PDA
Mobile RSS / PDA
Photography RSS / PDA
Tech RSS / PDA
Add QJ.NET
Add to My Yahoo!
Google Reader Subscribe with Bloglines
Add  to your Kinja digest Subscribe in NewsGator Online
Subscribe with Pluck RSS reader Add 'www.qj.net' to Newsburst from CNET News.com
Subscribe with SearchFox RSS del.icio.us www.qj.net
Add to Technorati Favorite! Add to My AOL
furl! it Stumble for Treehugger!

 Username: 
 Password:
Forgot password
New user registration



Poll
Which is the greatest handheld of all time?
Categories

Emulators
Titles
Archives