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by Vincent Foley.
Original Post: The Power of Plain Text
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I just finished reading PowerOfPlainText and I thought that it was a very interesting debate. Should software configurations be stored in plain text files or in binary files? Being a UNIX geek, I am largely in favor of text files, even though I understand the benefits of binary formats.
Many reasons justify my choice: [...]
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