<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Two things jump out: embeddability and simplicity. Ask the dev how easy it was to add Lua compared to all the other langs!</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>That's not to say we don't want other scripting languages to be available. It's just that the devs can't be experts in embedding everything out there and some are more difficult than others. (read: Ruby)</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>If you know of any experts who could help with PHP etc. then send them our way! :)</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>-MC<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On May 24, 2008, at 6:34 AM, Jim Thomas <<a href="mailto:jimthomasembedded@yahoo.com">jimthomasembedded@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Why Lua?</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">I have experimented with Lua in the past, liked it, and thought it might be a good choice for application scripting on a small Asterisk embedded appliance with limited resources. But I assumed mainstream users on larger platforms would want to reach for the more familiar PHP or Python.</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">I also suspect the web integration libraries might be more complete and mature with PHP and Python, which might be important for some telephony server applications.</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">I am a fan of Lua, but I wonder what makes it the lead horse for scripting FS applications?</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">----- Original Message ----<br>From: Michael Collins <<a href="mailto:mcollins@fcnetwork.com">mcollins@fcnetwork.com</a>><br>To: <a href="mailto:freeswitch-users@lists.freeswitch.org"><a href="mailto:freeswitch-users@lists.freeswitch.org">freeswitch-users@lists.freeswitch.org</a></a><br>Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 11:36:56 AM<br>Subject: Re: [Freeswitch-users] XML based IVR<br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">That was an elegant, well-thought out, lucid, and professional reply to my childish ranting… </span></font><font face="Wingdings" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings">J</span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">That being said, it looks like Lua is the lead horse in the most-favored scripting language for FS apps. Still, anything that can be embedded can be used. If you know of Ruby, PHP, or Erlang experts who can help with the challenges of embedding then I’m sure the FS devs would love to hear from them.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">It is all about choices.<br>We are glad to see JS support.<br>The thought of languages such as PHP, Ruby, or Erlang are just progressive alternative to enhance what is already a superior and compelling platform.<br><br>Best regards,<br>-E<br><br></span></font></p></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Freeswitch-users mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Freeswitch-users@lists.freeswitch.org">Freeswitch-users@lists.freeswitch.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://lists.freeswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/freeswitch-users">http://lists.freeswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/freeswitch-users</a></span><br><span>UNSUBSCRIBE:<a href="http://lists.freeswitch.org/mailman/options/freeswitch-users"><a href="http://lists.freeswitch.org/mailman/options/freeswitch-users">http://lists.freeswitch.org/mailman/options/freeswitch-users</a></a></span><br><span><a href="http://www.freeswitch.org">http://www.freeswitch.org</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>