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I think the Windows registry is a classic example of a great idea in theory, but with regrettable quality of execution. It could have been done a lot better. W

I think the Windows registry is a classic example of a great idea in theory, but with regrettable quality of execution. It could have been done a lot better. With a schema, self-documenting, with an integrated package database, with less insane legacy cruft. But some of that's what you get with 30 years of history, with many decisions made in another era when resources were much more limited

Dalewyn 3y ago
Most if not all "problems" the Registry has are due to programmers like FwarkALark: Refusing to use anything other than scattered text files of varying formats and not cleaning up after themselves. I love the Registry. It consolidates and centralizes almost everything there is to be configured in a single format, and it's even portable! Navigating it is no different than navigating a file system on a storage medium. The Registry needs more use, not less.