Re: [dev] Some thoughts about XML

[Alexander S.]

2013/10/24 William Giokas <1007...@gmail.com>:
> On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 10:35:03PM +0000, Thorsten Glaser wrote:
>> Mihail Zenkov dixit:
>>
>> >It not mention good xml alternative: TOML
>>
>> Thank gods the time of Windows 3.x *.ini files is long gone.
>
> 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.