Sigh. Of course I want the app to restart, it's configuration. Changing it on the fly and hoping the Devs coded defensively enough to handle mutating config is

Sigh. Of course I want the app to restart, it's configuration. Changing it on the fly and hoping the Devs coded defensively enough to handle mutating config is a recipe for disaster. I can see a case for mutable config, I use it, but the majority of config is not app time mutable and you shouldn't be designing a system for an edge case. Have a mutable config. Experienced devs use the db for that by the way as mutable config generally needs an in app interface.