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h1. Scripting with Lua
This page serves as an information dump on Lua - a scripting language that can be embedded into a variety of applications for flexible runtime modding of program behaviour.
*Online Resources*
* "MoonSharp":http://www.moonsharp.org/
A C# plugin that allows Lua to communicate with C# code and vice versa. Additionally exists as a "free Unity package":https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/moonsharp-33776 on the asset store.
*Downloads*
* "Programming in Lua, 4th edition":https://projects.cs.ru.is/attachments/download/1108/programming-in-lua-4ed.pdf
(Note: Editions past the first are paid, so if you find Lua useful, you are encouraged to "purchase your own copy":https://www.lua.org/pil/ of the manual to support the developers.
*Other Resources*
* "Embed Lua for scriptable apps /blog":https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-embed-lua/index.html
* "Lua tutorial /video":https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMacxZQMPXs
* "Lua for C++ programmers /video":https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfwHCiP1HFM
* "Creating WoW AddOns /video":https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfaE7NQhMlc