[asterisk-users] extensions.conf vs. AEL

[Stephen Bosch]

Michael Collins wrote:
>> I just got the 2nd edition Asterisk book from O'Reilly, and was
> surprised
>> to find nothing in there about AEL, except a mention of extensions.ael
> on
>> page 471.
>>
> 
> This is too bad.  A preliminary chapter, an intro into AEL, why it's
> valuable, etc. would have been very welcome.  Even an appendix of a few
> pages with examples and references to on-line documentation would have
> been helpful.  I don't think I want to wait for the 3rd edition.
> Perhaps the Asterisk Cookbook will have some AEL stuff in it...

<drum>
Our book Practical Asterisk 1.4, due out 1Q 2008, will include an AEL 
chapter.

We actually delayed publication to get it in because we thought it was 
important.

You can check out the work in progress at 
http://www.the-asterisk-book.com/unstable/
</drum>

Cheers,

-Stephen-