This isn't MediaWiki history, but... On 9/13/11 10:32 AM, Ashar Voultoiz wrote: > Historical notes: > - python2 was released in 2001 IIRC.
2000 actually. And if you were in the Python community you probably had been using 2.0-ish features via the __future__ interface. > - ruby was only known in Japan and was made known to occidental with > Ruby on Rails (2004-2005?). The first english Ruby book, Programming Ruby (aka the Pickaxe Book), was published in 2001. But you're right that RoR greatly enhanced Ruby's popularity. > yet, it would be great to have his own explanation :b As much as we all love to hate PHP, it was (and is) a good choice. -- Neil Kandalgaonkar ( ) <ne...@wikimedia.org> _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
