I agree with this, but there are ways to make your “source code” not a file that you will modify.
For instance you can have a file that’s imported/included for configuration purposes that you yourself don’t author… And I think that’s okay.
One of my favorite configuration languages for Python projects is actually just Python. It’s remarkably nice. It’s like having a YAML file you can script.
The line between configuration is very messy anyways. So many projects abuse YAML as a domain specific language. Looking at you, HomeAssistant and ESPHome!
I assume less custom configs are better, but I’ve seen Ansible yaml files that are just convoluted bash scripts written in yaml, which makes them even more convoluted.
Yeah that occurred to me as well. Then I immediately think that maybe we need ☆one more language☆ to fix this. And then I remember that one xkcd comic…
As a gamer, I couldn’t agree more. Put all the video and audio settings in the options menu; especially if they are things easily changed by editing an .ini file in the install directory. I’m also big on having modding tools like the Creation Kit for modifying the game without having to edit code or use command line conversion tools. It’s just a massive time-saver.
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