Lua Patterns,Tips and Tricks

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Published on 2008-09-18T02:37:17Z Indexed on 2010/03/09 2:51 UTC
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This is a Tips & Tricks question with the purpose of letting people accumulate their patterns, tips and tricks for Lua.

Lua is a great scripting language, however there is a lack of documented patterns, and I'm sure everyone has their favorites, so newcomers and people wondering if they should use it or not can actually appreciate the language's beauty.

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