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I don’t think we need anything formal resembling XML like JSON. It was originally meant for over the wire payloads and people like myself use it for more than t
by firesteelrain 9mo ago
I don’t think we need anything formal resembling XML like JSON. It was originally meant for over the wire payloads and people like myself use it for more than that
- verdverm 9mo agoYou're still thinking "good enough". I'm advocating for the "we can do so much better" attitude The current popular config choices cause a lot of extra work, bugs, and effort. Is improving the status quo not a worthy goal anymore? Are we at a point in history throwing our hands up and saying meh, I deal with this... is basically where people are today? (I'm somewhat a believer of this based on anecdata and vibes)
- firesteelrain 9mo agoThe uncomfortable reality is that config formats don’t win by being best. They win by being: 1. already installed everywhere, 2. easy to parse in every language, 3. supported by editors/linters/CI tools, 4. stable enough that vendors bet on them.
- verdverm 9mo agoThe config language we write does not have to be the same thing the programs read. Same analogy to compilers and assembly