Re: [dev] Some thoughts about XML

[Alexander S.]

2013/10/24 Mihail Zenkov <mihail.zen...@gmail.com>:
> 2013/10/23, Alexander S. <alex0pla...@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>