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YAML is a convenient stand-in for a better syntax and was chosen for being less tedious to type than JSON itself, while still supporting JSON Schema to make our
by pvh 6y ago
YAML is a convenient stand-in for a better syntax and was chosen for being less tedious to type than JSON itself, while still supporting JSON Schema to make our editor integration work.
Long run, I expect neither JSON nor YAML are really the best solutions.
- Daishiman 6y agoThe problem with these data transformations is that the limited descriptive capabilities of YAML are going to be a problem, and then they'll switch to some hybrid monstrosity of YAML+Typescript, or some ad-hoc language or some new template syntax. This always ends up happening; this will happen here, without a doubt.