Java XML conf sucks

What would normally be expressed as

'/*' => net.liftweb.http.LiftFilter

...or something, in Lift is:

<!DOCTYPE web-app SYSTEM "http://java.sun.com/dtd/web-app_2_3.dtd">
<web-app>
  <filter>
    <filter-name>LiftFilter</filter-name>
    <display-name>Lift Filter</display-name>
    <description>The Filter that intercepts Lift calls</description>
    <filter-class>net.liftweb.http.LiftFilter</filter-class>
  </filter>
  <filter-mapping>
    <filter-name>LiftFilter</filter-name>
    <url-pattern>/*</url-pattern>
  </filter-mapping>
</web-app>

...AMAZING!