As a data format, yaml is extremely complicated and it has many footguns. In this post I explain some of those pitfalls by means of an example, and I suggest a few simpler and safer yaml alternatives.

A 10 minute read covering some YAML edge-cases that you should have in mind when writing complex YAML files

  • Eager Eagle@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Writing YAML is only better than writing XML. I’d rather read and write JSON, which is allegedly not “human-friendly” for some reason.

    If you get to choose a format, please pick something else. There are plenty of better options these days.