-0 Support for both should be out of the question. Double the documentation, double the confusion, double the possibility for error proneness.
Readability is very important. I've never been a big fan of the "less lines" argument. Sure: if(a!=null){a+=" label";System,out.println(a);} may be less lines than: if ( a!=null ) { a += " label"; System,out.println( a ); } However, I'd rather maintain the second than the first. Since maintinence of code (and, by extension, the POM) is a larger percentage of the development lifecycle than the initial writing, that is the more important piece to pander too. I'm all for removing some of the verbosity of the POM. I kind of like the <id>groupId/artifactId</id> syntax. But that's a far cry from cramming everything onto a single, unreadable ( hyperbole :) ), line. Eric On 12/17/05, Arik Kfir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That's a good point....question is: Is readability of pom.xml a > good-enough feature? (which brings us back to a matter of taste > hehehee) > > On 12/17/05, Brian E. Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "why not keep both camps happy? :) " > > > > I would personally have them spend time on bugs fixes and new functional > features than rewrite something that is a matter of taste. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Arik Kfir [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 7:30 AM > > To: Maven Users List > > Subject: Re: Is it possible to make pom.xml simpler? > > > > We all agree that it is really a matter of taste. That's precisely why > Maven *should* support another theme. > > > > I definitly agree that whether attributes are more readable or not is > arguable (at best) - but why not keep both camps happy? :) (if the costs > are reasonable of course) > > > > > > On 12/17/05, Alexandre Poitras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > A simple XSLT stylesheet would do the job there. You don't need maven > > > to support this format. > > > > > > On 12/17/05, Thomas Van de Velde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > -1 > > > > > > > > I agree with Brett. This is a matter of taste. My taste goes > > > > towards the existing solution. Writing everything on a single line > > > > may even become less readable. Have you ever tried to read an > > > > Eclipse .classpath file? You can hardly say that's more readeable. > > > > I also think that mixing attributes with elements is in this case a > bad idea and would hurt overall consistency. > > > > > > > > On 12/17/05, Srepfler Srgjan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >If your sole concern is the number of lines one must type, it is > > > > > >certainly an option to have meta-pom.xml be in the format you > > > > > >find most comfortable, then xslt it into the "more verbose" m2 > pom.xml. > > > > > > > > > > > >This argument of attributes versus elements has existed since the > > > > > >dawn of [xml] time. I am not trying to argue one way or the > > > > > >other, but since > > > > > >m1 pom used the "more verbose" syntax, it eases the transition. > > > > > > > > > > > > My USD$0.02, > > > > > > -- /v\atthew > > > > > > > > > > > >----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > >---- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In fact people should develop a plugin that maps the simplified > > > > > and verbose schemas on the fly :) The advantage of using > > > > > namespaces is that you can create a your tag and map it to the > > > > > verbose tag from the official pom. > > > > > That's the way I've seen the spring guys use it for now but the > > > > > advantage that I see is that in could be much easier to extend the > > > > > pom and it would be more "type safe" > > > > > > > > > > My 0.02MKD > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > --- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Alexandre Poitras > > > Québec, Canada > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Regards, > > _____________________________________ > > Arik Kfir [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > -- > Regards, > _____________________________________ > Arik Kfir [EMAIL PROTECTED] >