> I always thought the intent behind nodes/anchors was not so much graph models but rather to take repetitive YAML and make it DRY. That appears to be how it is

> I always thought the intent behind nodes/anchors was not so much graph models but rather to take repetitive YAML and make it DRY. That appears to be how it is used, e.g. in gitlab's ci YAML. That's how I use it too. When I read about competing formats, that's the first feature I check for. It's really key for readability and usability in some use cases.