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I want to write YAML because I don't want my configuration to look significantly different in go, java, ruby, or any other language my organization may use in t

• drb91 8y ago
  None of the languages mentioned are whitespace sensitive or look much like YAML at all.
• simcop2387 8y ago
  For most things lately I've been using TOML because it gets me that, and it's a relatively simple (to a human) standard. Combined with there being parsers and emitters in just about every language now, it's a great option. You get sections in the config that map easily to native data structures in the languages, good string handling, can create a few more advanced things like arrays (really useful for adding multiple ports or listening addresses, etc.). I do still use YAML on the rare occasion where i just don't like how the TOML ends up looking[1]. My plan with that example is to eventually make a more simplist DSL that can handle the usecase, but my first attempts didn't produce anything I liked. [1] https://github.com/perlbot/App-EvalServerAdvanced/blob/master/skel-sandbox/etc/seccomp.yaml https://github.com/perlbot/App-EvalServerAdvanced/blob/maste...