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XML Configs Suck -------------------------------------------------
While XML is a great format for structured data, its not ideal for configuring code frameworks. When working with a framework your code is often broken up into smaller segments that are coordinated at run time. All to often this coordination is wired together using XML configuration files. Its this separation of configuration from code that makes XML so sucky. Embedding metadata into the code itself seems like a much more natural way to manage complex configuration.
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My beef is not really with XML itself. Its the notion of a single all powerful wiring config i don't like.
In FarCry, the config for a specific content type is contained in the component itself, rather than various disparate areas of the code base being configured from a central wiring point.
But heh XML configs are useful – I just like having the config "nearer" the relevant object. Geoff Bowers
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XML Configs Suck
------------------------------------------------- While XML is a great format for structured data, its not ideal for configuring code frameworks. When working with a framework your code is often broken up into smaller segments that are coordinated at run time. All to often this coordination is wired together using XML configuration files. Its this separation of configuration from code that makes XML so sucky. Embedding metadata into the code itself seems like a much more natural way to manage complex configuration.
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------------------------------------------------- My beef is not really with XML itself. Its the notion of a single all powerful wiring config i don't like.
In FarCry, the config for a specific content type is contained in the component itself, rather than various disparate areas of the code base being configured from a central wiring point.
But heh XML configs are useful – I just like having the config "nearer" the relevant object. Geoff Bowers
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