Programming in Lua, Second Edition
by Roberto Ierusalimschy
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Author: Roberto IerusalimschyEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-03-05
ISBN: 8590379825
Number of pages: 328
Publisher: Lua.org
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- ISBN13: 9788590379829
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Book Reviews of Programming in Lua, Second Edition
Book Review: It is an excellent book
Summary: 5 Stars
I developed my previous project (Ribosome Builder [sourceforge.net]) with Lua and found it to be very stable, easy-to-use, small, fast and powerful. That said, I was eagerly looking forward to the release of this next edition of the book, because I'm using Lua again for my current projects, and hope to make even better use of Lua 5.1. I'm especially excited about the new support for modules, and also the fact that Lua is now supported by SWIG. Previously, I had to do a lot of manual hacking to define the interface functions between my core code (in C++) and the lua scripts.
I've read about 3/4 of the book so far and I am very pleased with it. The book is very cleanly and clearly written, with many things explained in a concise and elegant style. For example, Ierusalimschy's explanation of closures allowed me to immediately grasp them and appreciate why they are useful. I remember reading about them way back years ago in Larry Wall's book 'Programming Perl', and was remained rather confused about the concept. I don't know if the additional years of experience helped, but the clear style of the Lua book certainly did.
Using a scripting language for enhancing and extending a complex project just seems to be a given for most serious projects these days, and after surveying the field, I considered only two main choices: Python and Lua. Python is also really well designed and powerful, but I decided to go with Lua because it does pretty much everything I need it to do, does it very well, but best of all, it is so very small. These days when even the most basic projects can quickly grow into complex, interconnected monstrosities with a zillion dependencies, I believe that the values of small and simple are more important than ever. So for that reason especially, I'm really excited about Lua and the prospect for using it more effectively after I finish swallowing this tasty Blue PIL.
Summary of Programming in Lua, Second Edition
Lua is the language of choice for anyone who needs a scripting language that is simple, efficient, extensible, portable, and free. Currently, Lua is being used in areas ranging from embedded systems to Web development and is widely spread in the game industry, where knowledge of Lua is an indisputable asset. "Programming in Lua" is the official book about the language, giving a solid base for any programmer who wants to use Lua. Authored by Roberto Ierusalimschy, the chief architect of the language, it covers all aspects of Lua 5---from the basics to its API with C---explaining how to make good use of its features and giving numerous code examples. "Programming in Lua" is targeted at people with some programming background, but does not assume any prior knowledge about Lua or other scripting languages. This Second Edition updates the text to Lua 5.1 and brings substantial new material, including numerous new examples, a detailed explanation of the new module system, and two new chapters centered on multiple states and garbage collection.Languages & Tools Books
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