Product Description
The #1 bestselling programming book is back with updated and expanded coverage of the newest release of WoW! World of Warcraft (WoW) is currently the world’s largest massively multiplayer online role-playing game. The newest release, “Wrath of the Lich King,” has created a demand for updated information on writing addons. This eagerly anticipated edition answers that request and is an essential reference for creating WoW addons. Written by a duo of aut… More >>
World of Warcraft Programming: A Guide and Reference for Creating WoW Addons
#1 by Ed K on June 2, 2010 - 6:04 am
This is absolutely the perfect guide to learning how to program for Warcraft if you’re already familiar with programming in other languages. The author covers all the right topics in precisely the right order necessary to understand the interface. He covers everything from the basics of LUA all the way to the most advanced topics (secure code) and provides examples everywhere.
Highly recommended for anybody who is serious about learning this stuff.
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by Kendall on June 2, 2010 - 6:59 am
This is a huge book covering all the details of writing a mod in lua. The elements are presented in a logical method and show an actual mod being designed and programmed from the ground up (BagBuddy). This is an excellent book that takes you from a beginner mod programmer to being able to design and create whatever mod you want. If you don’t want to create your own mods, the book will show you how to tweak your existing mods to make them work the way you want them to. Even after you have read the book, you will use it as a reference for quite some time as you work on your own mods. I honestly had no idea that the WoW API provided so much of the foundation for building mods. My hat is off to both Blizzard for creating such an environment that welcomes mods and definitely this book for presenting mod building to me in such a great way. The cover art is great too.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by Bernie Fritts on June 2, 2010 - 9:46 am
James has been in the WoW addon field for years and his addons are second to none. Back a few years ago he took the time to help me with my first addon and I appreciated the help. I owned the first book and happy to add this one to my library.
The books are well written and contain the information you need to begin writing your own addons and more. They are excellent reference books that will keep you writing addons for a long time. They also have a website to cover any changes made to the API by Blizzard.
Plus the cover is by Scott Johnson, what more could you want.
Bouvi (Earthen Ring – AIE)
Rating: 5 / 5