web.config? Why not use an XML file?

This is the second post in what I'm sure will become an ongoing serious about Buddy the developer.  Yesterday it was source control being unnecessary.  Today Buddy argued that using the web.config file to store the database connection string unecessarily tied the application to an external file.  Buddy's solution was to use a custom XML file.  Not only that, Buddy decided that he should hardcode the path for the XML file into the app.  Sooooooo......doesn't that method also tie the app to an external file?  Perhaps I'm over analyzing this.

I'm really starting to like my mid afternoon task of controlling uncontrollable laughter.

posted @ Wednesday, July 06, 2005 1:21 PM

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