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What is the best file format for configuration file? (programming.dev)
submitted 1 year ago by likeaduck@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/1743099

.yaml, .toml, etc?

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[–] darganon@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I like xml, but it isn't the easiest to read.

I hate yaml with a burning passion. At least with JSON you can compress it all down.

[–] emptyother@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm no fan of XML. It looks messy and the schema is difficult to write, imo. XML works best as a markup language.

YAML could have been okay if it were stricter with what they consider strings, and used tabs instead of spaces.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Using whitespace was a mistake. I know all the kids love it but it's just wrong. I've never had as much difficulty explaining json or xml to users as I have yaml.

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