- http://blogs.msdn.com/b/oldnewthing/archive/2007/11/26/6523907.aspx
This covers it pretty well. Seems to me that by default look to app.config files first, unless central management of windows app.config is important to your application; in which case consider registry. Data that needs to be secured should never really be in config, a database is a far better candidate for this sensitive data. - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2475811/app-config-vs-ini-files
Thursday, November 25, 2010
App.Config files vs INI files vs Registry
Here's a couple of links I have found on the topic:
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App.Configs are readonly and should only really be used for application start up parameters. Everything else user settings, preferences should be stored in the registry or a central database.
ReplyDeleteIts pointless trying to use INI files in this day and age. Xml files trump INI files in everyway, mainly due to type safety and schema support in XML.
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