From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.5 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, PP_MIME_FAKE_ASCII_TEXT,REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII X-Google-Thread: 103376,a26758eec3c2e1ad X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-06-19 02:48:05 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!213.56.195.71!fr.usenet-edu.net!usenet-edu.net!enst!enst.fr!not-for-mail From: Preben Randhol Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Use of XML for config files Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 11:48:32 +0200 Organization: PVV Sender: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org Message-ID: Reply-To: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: marvin.enst.fr X-Trace: avanie.enst.fr 1024480084 52068 137.194.161.2 (19 Jun 2002 09:48:04 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@enst.fr NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 09:48:04 +0000 (UTC) Return-Path: In-Reply-To: <3D08D48E.3A846E52@online.no> Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: comp.lang.ada mail<->news gateway List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:26368 Date: 2002-06-19T11:48:32+02:00 Tarjei Tj�stheim Jensen wrote on 13/06/2002 (19:32) : > Stephen Leake wrote: > > If you have examples, or reasons, or suggestions for improvement, that > > would be helpful. > > If you ever get to do first line telephone support for users, you will > know that anything complicated is too complicated. I know and I agree. I would rather see the much easier: Program.name=Glosa Program.version=0.8 etc.. than the xml suggestions. > You will also send lots of happy thoughts to those who invented remote > control for PCs. Yes or Linux. So nice to be able to maintain my father machine which is 1000km from my home and my girlfriends which is about 3000km away. When it comes to windows then aaaaaarrrggg!! ;-) > XML is good when you have a program talking to another program and they > have lots of CPU cycles to spare. It is NOT good for human readable > files. One would think that just reading one of those wonderful XML > books reeinforced that impression. Yes XML is hyped out of propotions and used inn all connections like a new miracle drug that cures any desease. > > greetings, > _______________________________________________ > comp.lang.ada mailing list > comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org > http://ada.eu.org/mailman/listinfo/comp.lang.ada -- Preben Randhol �For me, Ada95 puts back the joy in programming.�