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This is also the reason I prefer XML to JSON when things really got complex. XML is verbose but it is very readable on long form. I wish Rust actually used JSON

by okanat 2y ago

This is also the reason I prefer XML to JSON when things really got complex. XML is verbose but it is very readable on long form. I wish Rust actually used JSON or XML as Cargo file format.

Alex-Programs 2y ago
I think it works quite nicely in Cargo as you don't generally need much nesting, but anything with depth should use JSON. It's the perfect format for clearly displaying hierarchy.
- okanat 2y ago
  It works only for trivial projects that are compiled in a roughly up-to-date and popular environment. Custom distros, vendored forks, closed-source software, firmware projects etc. all end up with hairy Cargo files. A systems language should recognize handling complexity gradually is a part of one of its use cases.