On Fri, July 6, 2007 9:09 am, kelsey hudson wrote: > Bob La Quey wrote: >> >> That is a lot of [xml] files. Mostly config files of some sort. >> Comments? > > Comments? > > XML is overused. It was touted as the end-all be-all, but it's a pain in > the ass. There's no good framework for reading or writing it, and it's > completely superfluous. It's a flat file description language with flat > file data built into it. > > <xml> > <Widget> > <WidgetOptions> > <Option "blah"> > <Modifier "Type" value "String" /> > "thisthat" > </Option> > </WidgetOptions> > </Widget> > </xml> > > How on earth is that easier than: > > blah="thisthat" > > ? > > Not only are flat files easier to parse, they're easier to edit and > read. I don't see much reason to deal with it. Give me flat files, give > me happiness. > > -Kelsey >
Thanks. You've confirmed something I have suspected but didn't dare say (because IDKWITA). Although I understand that the mark-up "languages" are supposed to provide platform independence, trying to use them for config files or relational data strikes me a little like everyone using Excel for everything (not that _that_ would ever happen). -- Lan Barnes SCM Analyst Linux Guy Tcl/Tk Enthusiast Biodiesel Brewer -- KPLUG-List@kernel-panic.org http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
