From a9c19d57c66a680f96403a54f8d6cbd60b7878cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Charles-Axel Dein <120501+charlax@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2025 16:05:55 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Add configuration complexity

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 README.md | 3 +++
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@@ -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)