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Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2020 19:00:05 -0400 Message-Id: References: <20200820235800.243022d1@bifrost.webthing.com> In-Reply-To: <20200820235800.243022d1@bifrost.webthing.com> To: modules-dev@httpd.apache.org X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (17G80) Golang!! =F0=9F=98=8A=F0=9F=98=8A=F0=9F=98=8A Wendell > On Aug 20, 2020, at 6:58 PM, Nick Kew wrote: >=20 > =EF=BB=BFOn Thu, 20 Aug 2020 21:59:50 +0200 > Simon Studer wrote: >=20 >> Hi everyone, >>=20 >> Recently, I was wondering which programming language should be used >> for new Apache httpd modules. >=20 > Whatever suits the module's developer and task. >=20 > The C API has a stability promise: if you use it, your > module will continue to work with (at least) future 2.4.x > releases. That give you C or any language with C linkage. > If you deviate from the API, you're on your own. >=20 > Alternatives that (broadly speaking) wrap the C API are also > possible: see for example mod_perl and mod_lua. >=20 > --=20 > Nick Kew