 |
|
|
| Customer Review: |
|
1: Not what I was hoping for.
An ok book if you are into this sort of thing...
The WoW game itself is pretty restricted it what it will allow you to do programming wise; consequently this book is pretty limited in what you can do with it...
I enjoyed the information in the book; however, I didn't find much practical use for it - other than intellectual...
MJL
|
2: Wonderful book!
I've been struggling to write an add-on for World of Warcraft, and have mostly been using the WoWWiki site with various other framework sites to learn. While those resources have been pretty helpful, this book has provided a clear, concise explanation of Lua and the WoW API that is unrivaled. In the week that I've owned it, I've been able to accomplish more with my own add-on than ever.
|
3: Good book to learn WoW Addon programming
I enjoyed this book and it helped give me the basics to lua and wow programming. It takes you through several helpful addon examples that I now use after some minor customizations.
|
4: Extremely fun!
Programming in WoW is extremely fun; takes me back to the old days of learning a new programming language for the first time. I have also missed Waite Group Press and glad to see they are making a comeback (still love their unmatched use of high-quality thin paper). This book starts off by giving the reader access to a custom WoW plugin called WoWLua, which is a LUA editor that works right inside WoW itself. There is also a larger addon environment/IDE for working with graphics, etc, right inside WoW. So, to answer the most common question, you don't need to shut down WoW and restart it every time you make changes to your scripts! I am an instructor who is using this book for a LUA programming class and enjoying it very much.
|
5: Warcraft addon begginer
I am new to writing addons, some programming experience, and this book was very helpful in getting an understanding of the system. It has helped me write my first simple addon. More to come with experience.
|
|
|
