From: Marc Heiler <lists@...>
Date: 2012-05-13T13:37:25+09:00
Subject: Re: New to Ruby, need install advice

> Others might disagree, but the simplicity of just firing up nginx.conf
> where you can directly tell it what to do with various requests, can be
> easier than tinkering with Apache. I will probably get shot for saying
> that, but it is an alternative ;)

I dont think anyone will shoot you down for this.

Apache changed their config files not too long ago. I wanted to upgrade,
but I spend TWO hours fiddling with the config file until I decided I
no longer care and reverted to an older Apache version.

I have decided, however, to make my configuration more modular, and use
different files. And in the long run, I will use a yaml file to
describe what I want, and then let a ruby script translate this into
nginx, apache config etc...

I got REALLY really tired of configuration files that change.

IMHO, I dont think configuration FORMATS should ever change.

The INFORMATIOn, the intent, what _I_ want, is already there.

Why do I have to invest my time to cater towards a software
that just gets constantly changed? This is, by the way, a
general point that annoys me. There are too many different config
files and config options... for the worse of it. It leads to
complexity, verbosity rather than clarity. It's the Linux evolution
mode, inspired by C - everything becomes a real chaotic mess as
time passes by. And it takes constant effort to battle that
complexity.

I hate this.

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