> The counter-argument is that declarative configs inevevitably sprout programming-like features - and if they don't someone will write code to generate them.

> The counter-argument is that declarative configs inevevitably sprout programming-like features - and if they don't someone will write code to generate them. Ha! See the make manual for examples. Background reading: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3480950/are-makefiles-turing-complete https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3480950/are-makefiles-tu...