[gfxgirl]

I skipped that by choosing lisp as my scripting language. took a day to implement. no complex parser required

for config I used ini files, super simple to parser (and now json so always can use an existing solution)

[giaour]

There are plenty of users for whom having to write configuration in JSON is a significant barrier, either because they find the syntax obtuse or because they want things like comments, multiline strings, or expressions. Using a DSL can be a huge UX improvement in many cases.

[tptacek]

I would do it differently today than I did in 1997.