On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 9:00 PM, Tim Starling <tstarling(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
> We still want to do something about parser performance in the first
> half of 2012, so we're going to bring forward our other performance
> project, i.e. server-side scripting embedded in wikitext. That's a
> project which is still at an early stage of planning. We will need to
> define its scope, and to bite the bullet and make some tough design
> choices (such as Lua versus JavaScript), if it's going to progress
> from pipe dream to reality.
Let's resolve to have all of the big pieces nailed down by January 31.
In particular, it should be possible to make the WikiScript vs Lua vs
Javascript decision well before that time.
There already seems to be a credible starting point for Lua and
WikiScript, but not yet one for Javascript or any other language. Is
there anyone willing to put together a Javascript proof-of-concept?
Rob
