On 28 Feb 2011, at 16:44, Christophe COEVOET wrote:
>>  we should be careful not to add so much abstraction and complexity that it 
>> makes Symfony2 harder to understand and learn for the majority of people who 
>> will only use it that way. I don't think we're in that situation yet, mind 
>> you, so it's a cautionary note not a complaint about how it currently is!
> Components are standalone. But the linked files are in FrameworkBundle which 
> is not intended to be a standalone library. It is the framework itself which 
> tied the components together.

Sounds perfect to me.

>> That said, I'm already edgy about having too much choice. There are 3 
>> configuration languages - it's presented as a choice and a freedom, but 
>> because beginners will use YAML, and 3rd party bundles have to use XML, it 
>> doubles the amount of learning a user has to do before they can understand 
>> their own projects. 
> XML is the best practice for third-party bundle internal configuration files. 
> So a beginner will not need to bother about these files.

That's reassuring - thanks for clearing that up for me! I think my point still 
stands, but it doesn't sound quite as important now.

-- Matt

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