Add resources to learn Lua

README.md

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 ### Learning Lua
 
+If you are not already familiar with the language, there are plenty of resources to get started:
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+- The [Learn X in Y minutes page about Lua](https://learnxinyminutes.com/docs/lua/) should give you a quick overview of the basics
+- If videos are more to your liking, Derek Banas has a [1-hour tutorial on the language](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMacxZQMPXs)
+- The [lua-users wiki](http://lua-users.org/wiki/LuaDirectory) is full of useful information on all kinds of Lua-related topics
+- The [official reference manual for Lua](https://www.lua.org/manual/5.1/) should give you the most comprehensive tour of the language
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+It should also be noted that Lua is a very clean and simple language. It is easy to learn, especially if you have experience with similar scripting languages like JavaScript. You may already know more Lua than you realise!
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+Note: the version of Lua that Neovim embeds is Lua 5.1, or more specifically LuaJIT
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 ### Existing tutorials for writing Lua in Neovim
 
 ## Where to put Lua files