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Re:Introducing Abseil, a new common libraries project by majewsky on Thursday September 28, 2017 @06:44AM (#15356119)
This is a library, not an application. Can you give an example of any program that does not require configuration? Even yes(1) can be configured to output a different string than "yes".
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Re:Introducing Abseil, a new common libraries project by pritambaral on Thursday September 28, 2017 @09:24AM (#15356904)
Unrelated to the OP, but I think zero-configuration doesn't mean "you cannot configure it", rather "you shouldn't have to configure it". In that sense, yes(1) is "zero configuration".
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Re:Introducing Abseil, a new common libraries project by majewsky on Friday September 29, 2017 @06:49AM (#15364185)
I see. In that sense, it definitely had its merits, although there is the risk of your users never noticing that configuration options are available to accommodate their specific needs better than the defaults.
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