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Lua is a general purpose programming language, and is used as a scripting language in many popular video games such as [[w:c:wowwiki:World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]]. | |||
In WoW | Lua comes from the Portuguese word for "moon" {{ref2|Lua|PUC-Rio|publisher=PUC-Rio|title=About|date=2016-06-18|work=Lua |link=//www.lua.org/about.html|accessdate=2016-06-18}}. Lua was developed by a team at PUC-Rio, the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, including [[Roberto Ierusalimschy]], [[Waldemar Celes]] and [[Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo]]{{ref2|Lua|Lua Authors|publisher=PUC-Rio|title=Authors|date=2016-06-18|work=Lua |link=//www.lua.org/authors.html|accessdate=2025-05-01}}. | ||
In WoW Lua is used for [[UI Customization|interface programming and customization]]. WoW uses a custom subset of Lua version 5.1, which should suit most [[AddOns|addon]] maker's needs. More information about Lua can be found on the official [http://lua-users.org/wiki/LuaFaq Lua FAQ]. | |||
[[File:Lua-Logo_128x128.png|Lua Logo]] | |||
== Programming references == | == Programming references == | ||