By mswatcher
via drdobbs.com
Published: Feb 26 2012 / 08:26
Program configuration is a persistent and pervasive annoyance. Most realistic server-side programs need to use configuration information that can't be compiled into the code. Things that change from installation to installation — IP addresses and port numbers, URLs of remote services, database user names and passwords — almost always need to be defined outside of the program proper.
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