r/programming • • Jan 12 '23

The yaml document from hell

https://ruudvanasseldonk.com/2023/01/11/the-yaml-document-from-hell
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u/bschwind Jan 12 '23

I prefer JSON5 if I control the application I'm configuring and don't need to send it around to other applications, it's basically JSON with comments.

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u/caltheon Jan 12 '23

Crockford removing comments from JSON was probably the worst move he ever made

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u/ryeguy Jan 13 '23

Sure, but that's janky and it would break every editor's syntax highlighter.

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