Lua Scripting for Kong: A Deep Dive into Custom Plugin Development and Gateway ExtensibilityExtend Kong Gateway Beyond Its Defaults - With the Full Power of OpenResty and the Lua Ecosystem
Learn how to write Lua plugins for Kong Gateway. Covers the PDK, plugin lifecycle, performance patterns, pitfalls, and production-ready best practices for engineers.
Lua: The Embedded Language That Powers Game Engines, Redis, and the EdgeWhy This 30-Year-Old Scripting Language Still Belongs in Every Engineer's Toolkit
A comprehensive guide to Lua programming - covering its design philosophy, syntax fundamentals, embedding model, practical use cases, and trade-offs for professional software engineers.
Lua Scripting for Redis: Atomic Operations, Performance Patterns, and Production EngineeringMove Beyond Simple Key-Value Operations - Use Redis as a Programmable Data Engine
Master Lua scripting in Redis with EVAL, EVALSHA, and script caching. Covers atomicity, performance patterns, real-world examples, and production pitfalls for engineers.