[Tfug] Stored settings

[Jim Secan]

At 11:20 AM 12/08/2008 -0800, you wrote:
>So, are there any other reasons why you might opt for the
>"easy way out" (non-human-readable forms)?

Only the ever-popular LP (Lazy Programmer) Syndrome.

I agree - these days there is no reason for info or config files to be in a
machine-readable-only form.  Of course, using "3" in your example instead
of "Never" simplifies things so that the programmer doesn't have to look
for "Never" "never" "NEVER" "N3ver" "NotInMyLifetime" etc.

Jim
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