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Don't require people to change 'source code' to configure your programs (utcc.utoronto.ca)
submitted 7 months ago by testeronious@lemmy.world to c/programming@programming.dev
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[โ€“] FizzyOrange@programming.dev 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That's totally orthogonal to whether your config is source code or not though.

[โ€“] firelizzard@programming.dev 1 points 7 months ago

True, but if you read the article the point is clearly not about source code vs non-source configuration. There's an implicit assumption that source code is something the developer will be modifying as time goes on, but the real point is, "Don't make users merge changes."