Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2002 06:25:18 +0100 From: Cliff Sarginson <cls@raggedclown.net> To: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: aaaarrrrggghhh - I can't remember and it's killling me.. Message-ID: <20021215052518.GA755@raggedclown.net> In-Reply-To: <004a01c2a3c8$95f3e150$0100000a@D9NLZD0J> References: <004a01c2a3c8$95f3e150$0100000a@D9NLZD0J>
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On Sat, Dec 14, 2002 at 11:29:02PM -0000, George Barnett wrote: > > Most stuff is being put in HTML or XML or PDF or even DOC and other > > complex, poorly-documented, formats. And much is being put into > > I'm doing a simple dig on various nameservers and listing the output side by > side. Using XML in place of a 5 line shell script would be like swatting a > fly with a ping-pong bat (A bit slower and you're likely to miss :).. > > > I suspect that much data would be better off in plain-text files, and > > very much effort (ie, money) wasted by a general move to non-text forms > > There's a good case for keeping large batches of data in well managed > central databases. If you're able to query this data from a nice XML > template then you'll probably same time and money. The key is picking the > right tool for the job. I recall asking one of my tutors why he bothered to > write code for Windows. His response was something along the lines of: > > "No sense [unix] using a big hammer on a small nail. Likewise, no sense > using a small hammer [Windows] on a big nail." > The first problem is finding the nail in the first place, a WIndows Registry being a case in point. [ This mail has been checked as virus-free ] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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