Am I the only C# develeoper who HATES web config files....?
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Sometimes, code is easier.
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Nope! Most definitely not the only one. Though, I did just get done writing an interpreter that executes fairly simple scripts written in XML.
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Dave Kreskowiak -
You're going to propose a better alternative?
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Bring back JCL!
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Yep. It's for a wrapper we use in all of our packaged software we deploy. Since we have to support 8 different platforms, it makes packaging and deploying software a bit ... complicated. Script support makes life a whole lot easier. Using an XML-based solution made parsing and syntax checking a piece of cake and I had to bang out a solution quickly. This also makes it easy for our QA and deployment tools to parse and check too.
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Dave Kreskowiak -
Yep. It's for a wrapper we use in all of our packaged software we deploy. Since we have to support 8 different platforms, it makes packaging and deploying software a bit ... complicated. Script support makes life a whole lot easier. Using an XML-based solution made parsing and syntax checking a piece of cake and I had to bang out a solution quickly. This also makes it easy for our QA and deployment tools to parse and check too.
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Lucky you weren't around when we were using the Registry....
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Try keeping up with INI files. :-\
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You're telling me about INI files? I've installed OS/2....
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You're telling me about INI files? I've installed OS/2....
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Bring back JCL!
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I am too young to even know what you're talking about... :~
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It's a lot simpler to understand than Powershell, especially for people who don't have a coding background.
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TheGreatAndPowerfulOz wrote:
Sometimes, code is easier.
I see the italics. But are you saying, "forget config files, let's use hard-coded" values?" :)
Yes, for simple use cases where the config never or seldomly changes. However, if you need to configure it on-the-fly or at install time, then config files are the way to go.
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Nope! Most definitely not the only one. Though, I did just get done writing an interpreter that executes fairly simple scripts written in XML.
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Dave KreskowiakDave Kreskowiak wrote:
executes fairly simple scripts written in XML.
Why? Why not use XSLT? :rolleyes:
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Dave Kreskowiak wrote:
executes fairly simple scripts written in XML.
Why? Why not use XSLT? :rolleyes:
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Because writing the XSD was bad enough! :-D
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Because writing the XSD was bad enough! :-D
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Dave KreskowiakUgh! Forsooth!
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It's a lot simpler to understand than Powershell, especially for people who don't have a coding background.
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Dave KreskowiakMaybe you could share your little scripting language with an article on CP? Please?
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I am too young to even know what you're talking about... :~
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For those who are not (yet...) old farts, JCL was the Job Control Language used to set job parameters on IBM mainframes. It had a few variants, and so many options that most people got an expert to prepare the cards for them, and then re-used them for every job.
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. --Winston Churchill
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Maybe you could share your little scripting language with an article on CP? Please?
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I don't know if I can get that written. I've got about a years worth of code to write and now have to do it inside of 4 months. :sigh:
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I don't know if I can get that written. I've got about a years worth of code to write and now have to do it inside of 4 months. :sigh:
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Dave Kreskowiak:rose::java:
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Or take a look at applicationHost.config (c:\windows\system32\inetsrv\config\) (machine level IIS config) Then, you'll feel like your web.config is small. It's all relative. :laugh: Here's a snippet to help you feel better:
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Or take a look at applicationHost.config
Oh, my eyes! My poor eyes! Point taken. ;) Marc
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For those who are not (yet...) old farts, JCL was the Job Control Language used to set job parameters on IBM mainframes. It had a few variants, and so many options that most people got an expert to prepare the cards for them, and then re-used them for every job.
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. --Winston Churchill
Sounds good, let the experts handle our web config files so I never have to edit them again! :laugh:
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