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I was almost bitten by a project like this, despite ample protests the whole way long that "configuration" was just becoming a "crappy programming language". Al
by musingsole 6y ago
I was almost bitten by a project like this, despite ample protests the whole way long that "configuration" was just becoming a "crappy programming language". All too often I still have to deal with someone who thinks because logic hinges on a value in a JSON file, they've magically abstracted away the concern of what it is that the code should be doing.
- mmmm2 6y agoIt reminds me of Ant configuration files. They have loops and if else: <for list="a,b,c,d,e" param="letter"> <sequential> <echo>Letter @{letter}</echo> </sequential> </for> I call it The Devil's Lisp :).
- Pokepokalypse 6y agooh, then you'll love terraform.
- closeparen 6y agoAt least what you're writing down in Terraform is not actually a procedure.
- dahhakd 6y agoMan, I'm not from the Java world, but these days I had to deal with it for a project and had to mess with ant builds, which I have never dealt with before. I was totally baffled. I just do not understand why would anyone subject themselfs to such levels of pain.
- int_19h 6y agoI take it you haven't seen EJB2. Let's just say that it was a more brutal age, and we were more accustomed to such horrors. :)