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Re:XML: Contrary to popular belief, it doesn't always kill b... by bpodgursky on Saturday February 19, 2011 @05:56PM (#2240166)
Do you count even things like ant buildfiles? I won't say that editing them is fun, but it's no worse than configuring any other build system.
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Re:XML: Contrary to popular belief, it doesn't always kill b... by xiongchiamiov on Sunday February 20, 2011 @03:25AM (#2241410)
Really? In my (admittedly limited) experience, ant was much more of a PITA than things like Rake and Scons.
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Re:XML: Contrary to popular belief, it doesn't always kill b... by beagle3 on Saturday February 19, 2011 @07:46PM (#2240489)
Well, Java is worse than most things, but even for Java - djb redo, recently implemented by Avery Pennarun (apenwarr) is better than everything else.
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Re:XML: Contrary to popular belief, it doesn't always kill b... by endtime on Saturday February 19, 2011 @08:09PM (#2240554)
If you're using Java, you've already given up on not killing babies.
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