>Wasn't Windows Registry a (failed) attempt at unifying this stuff? The way I see it, Windows Registry "failed" for no reason other than a handful of CLI neckb

>Wasn't Windows Registry a (failed) attempt at unifying this stuff? The way I see it, Windows Registry "failed" for no reason other than a handful of CLI neckbeards refusing to let go of individual .ini and other such plain text config files written however and scattered wherever they damn well please. The Registry is really well designed, it's a central repository of settings for everything that exists in that Windows installation including Windows itself. It can hold data besides plain text. It can be manipulated both by the CLI and GUI and is easily accessed, either individual keys or in batches. It can accomodate multi-user environments independently of the file system. The Registry still exists and is still used by most Windows programs, though unfortunately even Windows is starting to disregard the Registry with its newer developments. The Registry for me is a reminder that the programming industry is, in many ways, one of the most regressive industries ever.