YAML would such a nice language for config files but then it turns out that “no” is falsy and so a list of Scandinavian countries turns from
- se
- fi
- no
into
- “se”
- “fi”
- False
I wish there was like a JSON5 equivalent for YAML that just reduces its scope lol
(and no, TOML also looks ugly :P)Norway is false and Finland isn’t in Scandinavia
S W E D E N
S W E D E N
S W E D E N
This is definitely a failing of yaml. Though, I feel that generally it’s the sort of thing you learn once the hard way, then it sticks with you pretty well.
Also I’m glad there are more anti-toml folks are out there, feels like I’m taking crazy pills when people say it is “simple” and “elegant”. IMO it’s uglier than old-school ini format - at least it’s more strictly defined but that doesn’t really sway me to convert
If by simple you mean “can’t count from 1 to 10 in a loop” and by elegant you mean “easier to understand than a one line perl script” then sure…
TOML isn’t elegant at all but damn, it is really simple.
Which is better for structured data?
- elegant, human readable, indentation sensitive language that’s great for deep nesting but has some weird idiosyncrasies with some dynamically typed parsers being too smart for their own good
- glorified ini
The choice is clear
You’re looking for StrictYaml
Looks interesting, I’ll check it out, thanks :D
