Forget trivial apps that have half a dozen users and a dozen options, what ui do you think is most effective at letting the admin get the job done. Some interesting technologies which though have other applications might include:
- AREXX - "live" application scripting.
- GUIs - Point and click, a bit troublesome when one has lots of repetitive tasks.
- SHELLs/Cmd lines - aka like *nix shells, requires knowledge of whats "available" before one can update the right files etc.
FORGET O/S
My question relates to configuring a completely self contained application itself that does not read its config primarily from files on the filesystem. Please forget and assume the OS level stuff is done and the customisation of the app remains.
CMD LINE OPTIONS
Assume that this app is long lived and one wants to change options after it has started and restarts are not viable.