[Catalyst] Where to put template files?

[Andrew Ford]

Matt S Trout wrote:
> John Napiorkowski wrote:
>   
>> I know getting used to the yaml syntax can be trouble,
>> but there is a command line yml compiling you get when
>> you install yaml which can help you translate perl
>> structures to yml structures to help get you started. 
>> It's call ysh and you invoke is by typing 'ysh' from
>> the command prompt (if you've installed YAML, which is
>> likely true if you are using catalyst!
>>     
>
> YAML drives me batshit. Fortunately ConfigLoader will handle a vast range of 
> config formats, including JSON and XML. My personal preference is Config::General
>   
I totally agree with this.  YAML is fine as a serialization format, and 
it can be useful that it is (just about) readable, but I find it insane 
that it is even considered usable as a configuration file format -- it 
is just too easy to break and reinforces the prejudice that perl is just 
for hackers.  For applications that may need their configurations 
tweaking by client's support staff I have generally used Windows-style 
.ini files (parsed with Config::IniFiles).  I know the format is limited 
to groups of keyword/value pairs, but that generally suffices and keeps 
things so that they are simple to explain.

Andrew

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