Wayne XML is one of the most widespread and flexible languages out there, accept it, move on. We could all be investing 5 years in this discussion and we wouldn't be writing code that pays our salaries. I have been using maven on at least 70 java projects succesfully and now is a nightmare for me to work on a project without a pom.xml file.
regards, Néstor Boscán On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 5:29 PM, Wayne Fay <[email protected]> wrote: > > an understandable syntax. With lots of extra libraries. Would it have > really > > been so bad to base a declarative codebase on Prolog, a mature, proven > > technology? > > I didn't say it before (saved as draft)... but I'd encourage you to > create this Prolog-based build system in your free time over the next > few months [perhaps use the time you'd otherwise be writing rants > about Maven, you'll have it built in no time :)] and if "the > community" decides it is a superior system for building Java (and > other language) applications, the forces of natural selection and > evolution will win out and Maven will die a quiet death at the hands > of your Prolog-builder. > > PS- What's the fascination with Prolog? Do you own patents in Prolog > and get paid every time someone compiles or runs a Prolog > application... or merely mentions it in an email? :D > > Wayne > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
