Re: configuration files

[Chris Pressey <cpressey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 13:43:32 -0500
Dan Melomedman <dan@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The problem with configuration files is that they require parsing, and
> and often complex parsing. Parsing is more often than not hard to get
> right.

Right.  And there seem to be two general approaches to addressing this:

1. Commodify parsing; or
2. Choose simple-to-parse formats.

XML takes the first approach, but I generally prefer the second.

-Chris