In article <20160313165431.ga15...@sdf.org>, <co...@sdf.org> wrote: >On Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 04:34:09PM +0000, Christos Zoulas wrote: >> >> This looks good, but I am wondering if it is not going to be easier >> and better for you to use one of the existing web-ui frameworks so >> you can have more time to spend on functionality. >> >> christos >> > >Qualifying again that I'm not familiar with most options... > >If you mean adapting pfSense (or one of its forks, or a similar project):
No, I did not. But looking at its user interface would be a good idea. >I generally think adapting pfSense or a fork is one of the best options, >as it gives us access to its extensions. > >However, many of those tools are written in PHP, and whoever wrote the >project explicitly mentioned his dislike of the language. Yes, we'd rather not write it in php :-) >Viewing the alternatives I've also noted none of them seem mobile >friendly right now, which is something that is easier to add on a >brand new design. > > >If you mean choosing another language to get better tools: > >I'm not too picky about Lua, I just figured it's a good choice for being >in base. I'll check out what's the tool gain from picking one of the >other languages. > >To be sure, my options are (given portability concerns): python, perl >and lua, correct? > >Thanks for responding! I meant using some of the javascript frameworks like angular etc... christos
