> I am assuming because 'programming in yaml' is so prevalent that many people don't agree with me. Conditional logic is not something implicit or facilitated

> I am assuming because 'programming in yaml' is so prevalent that many people don't agree with me. Conditional logic is not something implicit or facilitated by YAML; if JSON was the prevalent configuration format, the same or similar constructs (hacks) would be adopted. JSON (as in the designer) actually tried to do something against hacks - removing comments syntax - but one can use an object to implement if/then/else. "Programming" as described in the article is not inherent in YAML.