I hate new DUB config format

[Andrei Alexandrescu via Digitalmars-d]

On 11/25/2015 02:19 PM, Brad Anderson wrote:
> On Wednesday, 25 November 2015 at 19:12:43 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
>> On 11/25/2015 02:02 PM, Walter Bright wrote:
>>> On 11/25/2015 7:25 AM, Jonathan M Davis wrote:
>>>> The files are very short, and you don't have to deal with them much.
>>>
>>> That makes for an even less of a case for inventing a new file format. I
>>> suppose it's water under the bridge, though.
>>
>> It's not. To DUB maintainers: this is a strategic error. Please throw
>> SDL away and use a standardized file format. -- Andrei
>
> You'll have to explain why you think it's a strategic error instead of
> decree it that it is.

As Walter said a few times by now, inventing new languages is an 
endeavor of high fixed cost for everyone involved (including users) and 
shouldn't be done casually.

Please don't reply to this. Just throw SDL away and use JSON. Please 
don't waste time discussing it.


Thanks,

Andrei