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title: "The Last Configuration Handler I'll Ever Need - the next generation"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2003/2/24/the-last-configuration-handler-ill-ever-need-the-next-genera.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2003/2/24/the-last-configuration-handler-ill-ever-need-the-next-genera.html"
published: "2003-02-24T06:35:00"
updated: "2003-02-24T06:35:00"
tags: []
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "I seem to be the last to notice Chris Sells post on types configuration object using serialization. Well, i just add that it's pretty darn cool. But one can take this further : 1) create a full serializable database and…"
usage: "Licensed under CC BY 4.0 — reuse, quote and adapt with attribution (Roy Osherove, link to the original page)."
license: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
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# The Last Configuration Handler I'll Ever Need - the next generation

By Roy Osherove February 24, 2003

**Historical article** · Originally published February 24, 2003; technical details may be outdated.

I seem to be the last to notice [Chris Sells post](http://staff.develop.com/candera/weblog/stories/2003/02/20/theLastConfigurationSectionHandlerIllEverNeed.html) on types configuration object using serialization. Well, i just add that it's pretty darn cool. But one can take this further :

1) create a full serializable **database** and just keep it in your config files

2)Create dynamic runtime **Template collection Objects**(like the future generics) that can be configured from the config file

there must more more that can be done...


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## About the author

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