RFC -- application without user configuration?

[Tyler Aviss]

Sendmail didn't need one to configure the binaries per-se, but the config
file itself was best built via M4.
On Jan 13, 2014 11:51 AM, "William Park" <opengeometry-FFYn/CNdgSA at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Question:
>     Do you know sizable application that has no user configuration at
>     all, or the configuration is done in source file?  When I say
>     "sizable", I mean things like spreadsheet, not 'ls' or 'make'.
>
>     Most, if not all, apps nowadays have user configuration as their
>     selling point.  So, I would be interested in hearing from old guys.
>
> Background:
>     I decided against using or extending Python, because it eventually
>     becomes a trap.  It's easy at the beginning, but as soon as
>     customization comes into play, I'm stuck with what I can find or do
>     in Python.  Some will say Python/Ruby is designed for that.  But,
>     considering target audience, business practice, use case,
>     deployment, and support, it's not that simple in real world.
>
>     So, I wrote my own code, which turns out to be glorified wordexp(3)
>     with if/for/while things.  But, in trying to avoid trap dug by
>     someone else, it feels like I'm digging my own trap to fall into.
>
>     In ERP/accounting system, you practically never make changes once
>     the business flow has been set.  You will see people use 20 years
>     old setup, and that's because their business process has not changed
>     for 20 years.  So, "user configuration" has different meaning in
>     this part of world.
>
>     I'm interested in looking at applications which has no user
>     configuration at all, or if there is config file, then it's included
>     as part of source.  Whether you edit external config file or source
>     file, editing would be the same.  Just that users don't get to edit
>     anything.
> --
> William
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