Programming in Lua : contents This book is a detailed and authoritative introduction to all aspects of Lua programming written by Lua's chief architect. Programming in Lua provides a solid base to any programmer who wants to use Lua. It covers all aspects of Lua—from the basics to its API with C. The book is the main source of programming patterns for Lua, with numerous code examples that help the reader to make the most of Lua's flexibility and powerful mechanisms. When you buy a copy of this book, you help to support the Lua project. For the official definition of the Lua language, see the reference manual. Fourth edition The fourth edition updates the book to Lua 5.3 and marks a complete reorganization of the text. The book is available at the main online stores and also as an e-book. Third edition The third edition is aimed at Lua 5.2 and can be used with other versions. The book is available at the main online stores and also as an e-book. Second edition The book is still available at the main online stores.
Higher-Order Perl by Mark Jason Dominus Order Higher-Order Perl online from Powell's Books Download full text here There are three versions available. License reminder Higher-Order Perl is copyright ©2005 by Elsevier Inc. You may download the book for your personal use, but you may not distribute it to other people, either individually or by uploading it to a file-sharing service. Although the text is available for free, Higher-Order Perl is not in the public domain and is not available under a free license of any sort. This is the publisher's own PDF proof of the second version, which was sent to the printers in August 2005. This is better than the bootleg copies available from download sites in at least three ways: It is the complete text of the second printing, which incorporates many minor corrections; the bootleg copies are all bootlegs of the first printing. Download the whole book. Reformatted with less marginal whitespace for mobile devices. Download individual chapters How was this created? MOD package
Programming Pearls by Jon Bentley. Addison-Wesley, Inc., 2000. ISBN 0-201-65788-0. 239 + xi pp. $24.95 This book is a collection of essays about a glamorous aspect of software: programming pearls whose origins lie beyond solid engineering, in the realm of insight and creativity. The book is full of small case studies, real examples, and interesting exercises for learning about how to program. Steve McConnell describes the book as ``a celebration of design in the small''. What's new on this web site? From The BookTable of ContentsPrefacePart I: Preliminaries Column 1: Cracking the Oyster Column 2: Aha! About The BookWhy a Second Edition? Supporting MaterialSource CodeWeb Sites Relevant to the BookAnimation of Sorting AlgorithmsTricks of the TradeTeaching Material Other Links
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