Lua is a powerful, fast, lightweight, embeddable scripting language.
Lua combines simple procedural syntax with
powerful data description constructs based on
associative arrays and extensible semantics.
Lua
is dynamically typed,
runs by interpreting bytecode for a register-based virtual machine,
and has automatic memory management with incremental garbage collection,
making it ideal for
configuration,
scripting,
and
rapid prototyping.Continue Reading....
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Programming in Lua By Roberto Ierusalimschy
Beginning Lua Programming By Kurt Jung, Aaron Brown
Beginning Lua with World of Warcraft Add-ons By Paul Emmerich
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