On Fri, Nov 18, 2005 at 12:20:25AM +0200, Gilboa Davara wrote:
C. Tends to create needlessly-complex data structures.
Its a tree. Nothing more than that.
D. While can be accessed using shell scripts, it requires very
complex
and unreadable code.
or appropriate tools
On the other hand, what does XML offer in return?
Rigorous syntax, no need to write another buggy config file parser for
each application, ability to merge configurations in a structured and
meaningful manner, common tools across configuration files, easy manipulation
by programs, expandability without invalidating old formats.
And a wide variety of other things.