Patrick, I'll back you up on this. I don't necessarily see a problem with having configuration information in an xml file, but better alternatives could exist. I do think it's a little odd to have the program flow stored in XML though.
I think you're right about CF programmers falling in love with XML. Why is it that the FB, MG, and M2 crowds love having it for their controller definitions. It's not any easier than CF , and I would argue that it's probably a little more complicated. It's just as easy to edit CF code with notepad as it is to edit CF code. I did hear a good quote the other day: "A programmer runs into a problem and decides to use XML for the solution. Now he has two problems." On 10/28/05, Patrick McElhaney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 10/28/05, Joseph Flanigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I did not mean to stir-up a discussion on Mach, I was using one > > aspect of Mach, XML, as something I think is wrong. > > I must jump to Joseph's defense here. I think ColdFusion framework > developers became infatuated with XML a few years ago -- starting with > XML fusedocs -- and it's gotten out of hand. > > I don't understand what was wrong with simpler text-based formats, > such as the java properties file and windows ini file. I thought that > a config file should only specify details; it should not implement > business logic. And I thought that's why config file formats tended to > be so constrained. The idea of an eXtensible format for config files > seems backwards to me. > > If Joseph is an intelligent contributer who questions long-held > beliefs with sound arguments, I think he's an asset to the community. > If he's a troll, please don't feed him. > > Patrick > > > > -- > Patrick McElhaney > 704.560.9117 > http://pmcelhaney.weblogs.us > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, send an email to > [email protected] with the words 'unsubscribe cfcdev' as the subject of the > email. > > CFCDev is run by CFCZone (www.cfczone.org) and supported by CFXHosting > (www.cfxhosting.com). > > CFCDev is supported by New Atlanta, makers of BlueDragon > http://www.newatlanta.com/products/bluedragon/index.cfm > > An archive of the CFCDev list is available at > www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > > -- Marlon "And I Sleep, and I dream of the person I might have been, and I'll be free again And I Speak, like someone who's been to the highest peaks, and back again And I Swear, that my grass is greener than anyones, until I believe again" ---------------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] with the words 'unsubscribe cfcdev' as the subject of the email. CFCDev is run by CFCZone (www.cfczone.org) and supported by CFXHosting (www.cfxhosting.com). CFCDev is supported by New Atlanta, makers of BlueDragon http://www.newatlanta.com/products/bluedragon/index.cfm An archive of the CFCDev list is available at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
