Lua Programming Gems

Call for contributions

We plan to publish a book on "Lua Programming Gems", along the lines of the famous "Graphics Gems" series and other similar series. The book will be edited by the Lua team and published by Lua.org, like Programming in Lua and the Lua Reference Manual.

The goal of the book is to collect and publish existing wisdom and practice on how to program well in Lua (including the C API). Gems can range from detailed tutorials on Lua features to advanced techniques and tricks, like the late Lua Technical Notes. Interesting case studies of how Lua can make a difference in a concrete application are also welcome. In particular, the book will be an opportunity for wiki authors and other Lua experts to polish and publish their contributions. A gem should contain around 3000 words or 10 pages.

We shall ask contributors to the book to license non-exclusive rights on their contributions to us. Authors will retain copyright of their work.

If you are interested in writing one or more Lua Programming Gems, please send a one-page, 300-word abstract in plain text to gems@lua.org by 10 Jan 2007. The editors will review and select gems based on these abstracts. Here is the timetable for the first phase:

During the second phase, the editors will work with the authors to polish their contributions. We plan publish the book in Dec 2007.

Last update: Fri Feb 9 08:17:43 BRST 2007