Re: [dev] Some thoughts about XML

From: Charlie Kester <corky1951_AT_comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 18:34:03 -0700

On Wed 23 Oct 2013 at 16:44:34 PDT Alexander S. wrote:
>2013/10/24 Mihail Zenkov <mihail.zenkov_AT_gmail.com>:
>> 2013/10/23, Alexander S. <alex0player_AT_gmail.com>:
>>>> I'm confused as to what is wrong with the .ini style configurations.
>>>> They're not just used in Windows, they're used in many other places that
>>>> require simple, easy to use configurations. Python uses it, there are C
>>>> api's for it, etc.
>>>>
>>>> So what problem do you have with a .ini file?
>>> They are okay for simple config files. They are the opposite of okay
>>> for a markup language.
>>
>> Why?
><ol>
><li> Lack of proper hierarchy, for one;
><li> Lack of proper heterogenous containers, for two;
><li><b>The most important one</b>:
>lack of multiline strings.
></ol>
><p>
>Try to express something as simple as <i>my answer</i> (which is
>rather trivial HTML snippet) in .ini format.
></p>

So don't use it as a markup language.

As far as I know, it was never claimed to be fit for that purpose.
Received on Thu Oct 24 2013 - 03:34:03 CEST