Board Thread:Lua Help/@comment-24473195-20150504194158/@comment-24473195-20150531101935

Module documentation is something I'd like to have, paired with the global repository on dev wiki it'll make it much easier to maintain common modules (navbox, infobox, etc.). The libraries themselves are also a great thing to bring inline with the current extension. I'm not sure what you mean with regards to the status of ParserFunctions though. Module documentations and libraries will be great additions.

As far as parserfunctions are concerned. They are heavily used in wikia, and possibly wikipedia, due to many reasons such as:


 * Ability to transclude on any wiki
 * Learning curve, simply look at examples/documentation and change them
 * No programming knowledge required
 * Has vast documentation for frequently used parserfunctions
 * Most experienced contributors can easily use them
 * No need to re-invent the wheel, these are well tested
 * Known by most regular contributors

On the other hand Lua, is probably unknown by the vast majority of mediawiki (and wikia) users, requires programming knowledge, can't be transcluded globally, is not well documented, is disorganized, and many times we re-invent the wheel simply because we don't know the solution already exists.