diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index f1fbffc..258d317 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -687,6 +687,9 @@ See also the Writing section - [Your configs suck? Try a real programming language](https://beepb00p.xyz/configs-suck.html) - Most modern config formats suck - Use a real programming language +- [Code rant: The Configuration Complexity Clock](https://mikehadlow.blogspot.com/2012/05/configuration-complexity-clock.html) + - I’m not saying that it’s never appropriate to implement complex configuration, a rules-engine or a DSL, Indeed I would jump at the chance of building a DSL given the right requirements, but I am saying that you should understand the implications and recognise where you are on the clock before you go down that route. + - Initially there was hope that non-technical business users would be able to use the GUI to configure the application, but that turned out to be a false hope; the mapping of business rules into the engine requires a level of expertise that only some members of the development team possess. ### Continuous Integration (CI)