Re: Lua tables vs XML

[Alex Sandro Queiroz e Silva <asandro@...>]

On Tue, 20 Jun 2000, Lenny Palozzi wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I was thinking about using Lua in a project to not only handle any
> scripting needs but also for the definition and storage of the
> structured data. Has anyone struggled with the decision of using Lua or
> XML in their project? What are your thoughts?
> 

	Lua and XML are suited for different situations, I think. One
cannot use dynamic configuration with XML, unless XSL is used. How could
one write the width of a window based upon its height, for instance?

  --Alex	asandro@lcg.dc.ufc.br		Lab. de Computacao Grafica/UFC
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