[WikiEN-l] MediaWiki is getting a new programming language

[Steve Bennett]

On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 5:01 AM, <WJhonson at aol.com> wrote:
> The reason BASIC was and still enjoys wide popularity is because it's
> easier to learn.
>
> The example does not make the substantial point because it veers so
> strongly to the opposite end of the spectrum as to be unrelated to the argument
> whatsoever.  I never suggested that a language should *mimic* English (or a
> bizarre type of hyper-English).
>
> I welcome however, anyone who wants to actually conduct this argument, on
> Earth.


The difference between this thread and the parallel one on wikitech-l:
that thread quickly focussed on four genuine candidates: Lua, Python,
JavaScript and PHP. People identified the basic requirements
(security, speed...) and pointed out the pros and cons of each
language, in terms of available interpreters, tried and tested
experiments with sandboxing each, etc.

Here, we're talking about bringing back BASIC because it's so much
more readable. *yawn*

Steve