I don’t view this ratio as a better/worse thing. Config as code it a good practice already, and once you have that, it’s moving complexity, not creating it.https://twitter.com/springrod/status/1002379190174302208 …
Isn't java era XML config hell what we are all running away from? that was before my time so I really don't know for sure.
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Yes - there was a "XML all the thingz" movement that seemed to punt intrinsic application awareness to a runtime, external "config problem".
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I would like some resource to learn about dev from ~90's into early 00's. So much of what we do seems to be reactive to practices of that era. I wish I could connect the dots better.
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History is definitely path-dependent. We're often stuck with suboptimal solutions. At best, we learn to accept it and work with it. At worst, we convince ourselves it's actually the best of all options.
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