Re: Justify introducing Lua at my workplace?

[Stefan Sandberg <keffo.sandberg@...>]

When I got my PIL2, I gave my boss the first.

(I got him to accept lua for my project, but as far as I know he never 
read it... )

Tim Hunter wrote:
> I have an opportunity to introduce Lua in my workplace. My goal is to 
> replace an existing scripting language. The existing language is 
> proprietary, was developed in-house, has limited functionality, is 
> hard to maintain and extend, and is only maintained by its inventor.
>
> I have already shown that Lua can be used in place of the existing 
> language, but my boss wants to know why we should bother. After all, 
> he says, the existing language is working (for now) and we have 
> several developers who are trained to use it. These developers would 
> have to learn Lua.
>
> Can you point me to existing web pages or other documentation that I 
> can use to help craft my rationale?
>
> Thanks!