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Lua Programming Language - http://www.lua.org/
Home site; lightweight, made to extend programs, often used for general-purpose, standalone use; simple procedural syntax, powerful data description constructs use associative arrays, extensible semantics; dynamically typed, bytecode interpreted, garbage collected; great for configuration, scripting, rapid prototyping. [Open Source] |
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Lua Programming Language - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lua_(programming_language)
Growing article, with links to many related topics. Wikipedia. |
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Lua-users.org - http://lua-users.org/
Wiki, collaborative site for programmers; Lua-l archive, searchable body of official Lua mail list; IRC channel chat room; mini charter. |
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Lua FAQ - http://www.lua.org/faq.html
Frequently Asked Questions about Lua |
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Lua Reference Manual - http://www.lua.org/manual/
Reference Manual of the Lua programming language |
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Lua: An Extensible Extension Language - http://www.lua.org/spe.html
Overview from journal, by Roberto Ierusalimschy, Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo, Waldemar Celes Filho; Software: Practice and Experience, John Wiley and Sons, 1996. |
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Programming in Lua - http://www.inf.puc-rio.br/~roberto/book/
By Roberto Ierusalimschy; Lua.org, 2003, ISBN 8590379817. Official book, by Lua's main architect, covers all aspects, from basics to API with C; gives solid base for programmers to use Lua. |
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Game Development with Lua - http://www.charlesriver.com/books/bookdetail.aspx?productid=109811
By Paul Schuytema, Mark Manyen; Charles River Media, 2005, ISBN 1584504048. Full reference to commercial game development with Lua: powerful scripting, easy control of complex GUIs and artificial intelligence. |
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Introducing Lua - http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2006/02/16/introducing-lua.html
The open source language is a useful, increasingly popular choice for embedded scripting; by Keith Fieldhouse. O'Reilly Media ONLamp.com. |
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Regular Expressions: Lua Shines - http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=8989/ur0405k/
Brief review of language, and book 'Programming in Lua'; by Cameron Laird, Kathryn Soraiz. Unix Review. |
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Luai - http://pgl.yoyo.org/luai/
Alternative interface for browsing the Lua reference manual. Include overview, search facility, and extensible URLs aimed at quick access to specific parts of the documentation. |
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Regular Expressions: Lua Lights up Telecom Testing - http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=2427/uni1021991894316/0205h.htm
Story on how most workers (developers, field engineers, support staff, salesmen) at Tollgrade Communications use scripting to add value; by Cameron Laird, Kathryn Soraiz. Unix Review. |
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Rozek: Notes about Lua - http://www.andreas-rozek.de/Lua/index_en_old.html
Brief description, distributions, modules, examples, applications, links; by Andreas Rozek. |
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First Steps in Programming in Lua - http://lua.lickert.net/index_en.html
Short presentation on the language, examples with source code and output; syntax diagram available as PDF. English, Deutsch. |
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Lua: An Extensible Embedded Language - http://www.ddj.com/architect/184410014/
Explains, summarizes main features, with motives, code samples; by Lua authors. Dr. Dobb's Journal. |