Beginning Lua with World of Warcraft Addons

Introduction

Addons are a really exciting topic, as they allow you to modify your game and improve your gaming experience. Only a few online games allow you to modify the user interface to such an extent as World of Warcraft does; you can replace the complete user interface or you can add completely new functionality to it.

There are literally thousands of addons available, and hundreds of helpful macros can be found on the Internet. You are probably already using a lot of addons and macros as a World of Warcraft player, but do you know exactly how your addons and macros work? Virtually all players make use of these tools, but there are only a few people who can write their own or modify existing ones. You will soon be one of them!

Addons can ...