Re: Where to advertise/look for libraries (Was: Expanding the standard library functions?)

["Soni L." <fakedme@...>]

On 25/01/16 12:02 PM, Peter Aronoff wrote:
> On Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 07:54PM, Paul Merrell wrote:
> > A gentle reminder that if you want people to share in the Lua library
> > goodness you create, you need to list your library on the correct
> > lua-users.org page.[1]
> >
> > It's helpful if you include in your description which versions of Lua
> > your library has been tested with.
>
> I'm not sure if this was specifically for me or a general reminder, but I'm
> curious about it either way.
>
> When I need a lua library, my first instinct isn't to go to that wiki at
> all, but to go to LuaRocks[1]. And it's suprising to me that the wiki
> doesn't even mention LuaRocks.
>
> I'm wonder if this is just a cultural split between (relatively) newer and
> older users of Lua. I'd be curious to hear other thoughts.
>
> P
>
> [1]: https://luarocks.org
I don't go to the wiki at all. Or LuaRocks for that matter. I actually 
go to the mailing list and look for [ANN]s.

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