Quoting Harish Krishnaswamy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Howard M. Lewis Ship wrote: > > >The advantage of XML in HiveMind is that it can be used to directly generate > HiveDoc. > > > > > Yes, I suppose generating hivedoc from the script will be more work. > > >I also think that HiveMind's use of XML (both to define services, and to > contribute configurationd > >data) is very concise and readable. > > > > > Its concise in XML unit-of-measurement which in itself is an order of > magnitude more verbose than scripting!
Another approach for users who don't like hand-coding XML documents is a purpose-driven GUI tool to edit the configuration file. For example, James Holmes has created such a tool (runs either standalone or as a plugin for a bunch of different IDEs) for both Struts and JavaServer Faces configuration files: http://www.jamesholmes.com/struts/console/ http://www.jamesholmes.com/JavaServerFaces/console/ > > >-- > >Howard M. Lewis Ship > >Independent J2EE / Open-Source Java Consultant > >Creator, Tapestry: Java Web Components > >http://howardlewisship.com Craig --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
