Why use BBC code not HTML?
Archive - Originally posted on "The Horse's Mouth" - 2007-02-21 20:47:28 - Graham EllisWhy do wikis and forums use Bulletin Board Codes not HTML?
Why [b] rather that <b> ?
1. More secure against injection attacks
2. Allow the programmer to easily provide a restricted tag set
3. To give an easy to learn set of instructions to the contributor.