[Typo3-dev] Make configuration simple

[dan frost]

> Have a look at those XML files that are used to configure the flexforms in
> the BE, compare them to a clean notation of some basic TypoScript snippets
> and you see what I mean.
> I think it's just vice versa: TypoScript should replace other systems in the
> near future.
> 

Unlikely - TypoScript has no structure (it has 
syntax) whereas a XML with a good Schema / DTD 
does. Having a strong, check-able structure makes 
in much, much easier to learn something and debug it.

Anyway, my point was going to be: I think that the 
TYPO3 community are guilt of a little too much "i 
know this, and i'm quick at it, therefore it's 
best". TypoScript IS brief and neat. However, 
Python is more brief than PHP (or Java), but Php 
is often nicer to do things in than Python simple 
because the verbosity helps us read it.

Also, I think that the TYPO3 community needs to 
get away from the idea that the interface should 
be the same as the language. Why not create (or 
adopt) an XML-based configuration language which 
is used via a graphical interface; or make the 
TypoScript syntax sit over a more standard (ok, by 
standard I mean XML) language which can be checked 
by existing tools (xmllint, dtds etc) for 
validity/correctness.

Regards,
dan