[Zope3-dev] Re: RFC: ZConfig and other formats for ZCML

[Chris Withers]

Martin Aspeli wrote:
> 
> Not that XML will magically make it easier (thought it may make it more  
> familiar, and potentially be more compatible with existing toolchains),  
> but the big danger is that some day you'll want to look at some 
> tutorial  or example or work with someone else's code (Chris W's code, 
> say :-) that  uses ZConfig or whatever else because said person didn't 
> like XML for  religious reasons. Yipes, new syntax, more learning curve. 
> And totally  unnecessary.

Okay, just because everyone seems to be ignoring the point, I'll say it 
a third time ;-)

You already have to know both .conf and .zcml to use Zope 3. I'd prefer 
that to only be .conf for exactly the reasons you give above.

> I'm highly +1 for replacing things that currently use ZConfig with ZCML  
> and highly -1 on making ZConfig an optional alternative to ZCML at the  
> developer's whim.

I would favour the opposite.
.conf has been around for a lot longer than .zcml...

Chris

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