Re: Lua Encyclopedia

["Martin Spernau" <martin@...>]

Here's a very nice example in use:
http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2002-09/msg00089.html
it also explains some denefits for describing data in Lua vs. XML
-Martin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo" <lhf@tecgraf.puc-rio.br>
To: "Multiple recipients of list" <lua-l@tecgraf.puc-rio.br>
Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 5:39 PM
Subject: RE: Lua Encyclopedia


> >Lua code itself is a powerful data format:
> [...]
> >instead of:
> [XML code]
>
> Yes. This reminds me of the following quote by Joshua Jensen, a Lua old
timer:
>
>   I've had the pleasure of using the scripting language, Lua, for
>   years. It is a super powerful, embeddable, ANSI C compliant language
>   that supports cool stuff like dynamic data description (like XML,
>   but before its time), dictionaries, and a whole lot more. Expect a
>   template command for Lua scripts soon.
>
>   http://workspacewhiz.com/Links.html
>
> --lhf
>