Why still 2.79?
We are putting a lot of efforts to fix critical bugs and workflow issues in bug tracker before our company can switch to 2.8x. We have achieved very good results, but it is too early.
Why 1D_Scripts is not updated?
1D_Scripts is a set of concepts of tools, which are designed to solve different productions problems.
It is one of several (a public one). Updating also requires time, funds and redesign/testing efforts that we can’t afford at the moment.