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Seems like you're criticizing it just because it's different from what you're used to.
by mcaruso 7y ago
Seems like you're criticizing it just because it's different from what you're used to.
- nikolay 7y agoYeah, it deviates from the norm and the expectations of most people, most of who are not even developers - lots of BAs today configure apps via such files.
- hk__2 7y ago> Seems like you're criticizing it just because it's different from what you're used to. This is a valid criticism. There are already widely-used data formats; if you do something different it should be justified.
- mcaruso 7y agoI don't really see why the author needs to justify it. New languages with new syntax come out all the time, some become popular some do not. Sometimes a new language comes out with a different syntax and becomes popular, creating a new norm. But in any case Dhall does actually follow a norm rather closely, just a different norm than the grandparent is used to. Namely, ML and other functional languages/research. Which makes sense since Dhall is a product of that community.