SMRTR ProgrammingMar 8, 2025Medium

When Config Becomes the Code: The Trap of Over-Abstracting Logic

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Excessive use of JSON and YAML configurations in software development, while aiming for flexibility, often leads to complex, hard-to-maintain systems that are prone to errors, difficult to debug, and potentially less secure than traditional code-based approaches.

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