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Code also requires a runtime or needs to be compiled to something static, like YAML or JSON, in order to be consumed. That latter option is essentially how thin

by yeck 3y ago

Code also requires a runtime or needs to be compiled to something static, like YAML or JSON, in order to be consumed. That latter option is essentially how things are today given that templating tools the generate configurations are plentiful. I think that this requirement makes broad adoption a lot more difficult for code-based configuration.

valenterry 3y ago
> That latter option is essentially how things are today given that templating tools the generate configurations are plentiful. Yeah, that's what I mean partially by "building around the configuration". How is that better than writing the configuration directly in code? Obviously, if the configuration is described with code then there is a runtime needed. But since the configuration is usually being run by program... there should be a runtime already. It's not like I'm saying that just any code/language should be available.