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A lot of YAML (jemmy.jeena.net)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/programmer_humor

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

There’s a lot of foot guns in YAML. The specification is way more complicated with hidden obscurities. JSON specification is just 5 diagrams. YAML speciation on the other hand is an 86 page pdf, so there’s more room for nasty surprises (which is not a thing you want in configuration files).

I’ve also seen many people struggle more than they need to with the yaml indentation.

I think the only upside to yaml is that it allows for comments, but other than that JSON all the way.

https://ruudvanasseldonk.com/2023/01/11/the-yaml-document-from-hell