[Catalyst-dev] Redux: config formats

[Aran Deltac]

On 6/9/06, Matt S Trout <dbix-class at trout.me.uk> wrote:
> INI is idiot-friendly but too limited
>
> JSON is apparently only liked by me. Shrug.

I like JSON a *lot*, but it has similar problems as YAML for configs.

> XML ... yeah, right.

:-P

> Programmers like YAML. Some of them really like it. Normal humans hate it. I
> can't stand it either, if we really want to be whitespace sensitive I'd rather
> use Inline::Python.
>
> Nobody seems to hate Config::General although some people have some
> reservations. Worst criticism so far was "not architecturally pure", which I
> think is pretty much irrelevant.
>
> I say we bite the bullet and move to Config::General by default, leaving YAML
> available as an option if and only if somebody writes a patch to embed a cheat
> sheet in comments available by default.
>
> What say you?

Change default to Config::General.

Aran

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