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Don't require people to change 'source code' to configure your programs (utcc.utoronto.ca)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/programming

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 8 months ago (1 children)

As a gamer, I couldn't agree more. Put all the video and audio settings in the options menu; especially if they are things easily changed by editing an .ini file in the install directory. I'm also big on having modding tools like the Creation Kit for modifying the game without having to edit code or use command line conversion tools. It's just a massive time-saver.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This wouldn't apply to that criticism. An ini is a configuration file, not really source code.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

...which is why they're agreeing with op and simply adding an example to illustrate why