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TOML is pretty good but it gets too verbose when you add bunch of arrays. All we need is to revise official JSON standard(ECMA 404) to include comments.

• benatkin 5y ago
  > All we need is to revise official JSON standard(ECMA 404) to include comments. That would be a step back for GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Kubernetes, Google App Engine, and a bunch of other projects which use YAML and seldom encounter the Norway problem. https://hitchdev.com/strictyaml/why/implicit-typing-removed/ https://hitchdev.com/strictyaml/why/implicit-typing-removed/
  • lostmsu 5y ago
    That's fine. They should not have used a format made for data to describe what essentially is code.
    • benatkin 5y ago
      Why shouldn't they have?
• gray_-_wolf 5y ago
  And trailing commas. And unquoted keys.
  • distortedsignal 5y ago
    Why are unquoted keys so critical? I feel like one of the strengths of a DDL like JSON or XML is that it's easy to tell what the data (key-value pair or otherwise) is, while with YAML and others, understanding data-vs-structure can be challenging.
    • Aeolun 5y ago
      Mostly so copy between JS and JSON isn’t such a PITA. It’s not essential, but if we’re already changing the format we might as well?