Tom Eastep wrote: > What about C++ toolkits (fundamental classes such as hash tables, linked > lists, ... )? I'm trying to understand the trade-off between LUA > (another language to learn) or C++ (need to re-invent the wheel or learn > about a toolkit) verses Perl (does everything I need but is apparently > too big for embedded apps unless the entire embedded app is Perl-based).
I've had my hands in all three pies in the past - and I find Lua to be refreshing and exciting. Consider that Tom's Rootkit converted from ash (ksh) over to using Lua for almost everything. Lua is a delight to use, and I wish I knew it better than I do. I packaged a version of lua here somewhere - the libcxx might even be an old version I put together. Any C++ package at all will require the C++ classes - no doubt there are ways to minimize it, but without recompilation (and perhaps some porting) the application will require the GNU C++ Libraries - and they are NOT small... > I've ordered the LUA books from Amazon and I'll look at them, but... > > Given that I'm 62 years old, I admit that my enthusiasm for learning yet > one more programming language to add to the dozen or so that I already > speak is quite low. Bah humbug. Isn't one supposed to learn a new language every year? Learning never stops - and can keep us young! PS: The Lua book is really quite good - though I can't hope to pronounce (or spell) the author's name.... :-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ leaf-devel mailing list leaf-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-devel
