On 12/15/05, Chris Berry <
chriswberry@...> wrote:
> A big +1 from me. I've been discussing this w/ John, Jason, et al. A push
> towards simplifying/shortening the XML would be a big help.
I would really like to ask to differ between "simple" and "short".
I am able to see that a "simplified" POM might be easier to understand
(and thus helpful). For the sake of this thread, let's ignore the
disadvantages of simplification, in particular the missing features.
But a "shorter" POM is a drastically different thing. It is a matter
of taste (and possibly readability), whether some prefer attributes or
not. Nothing more, nothing less. But it would speak for itself, if
anyone would actually assert not to understand something, just because
one needs to use an element and not an attribute. Same goes for three
elements (group ID, artifact ID, version) vs. an attribute with
combined values.
And, for the record, I'd vote against both. (Reasons can indeed be found on
http://docs.codehaus.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=32108 )
Jochen
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