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YAML is actually tricky, especially with multiline strings and space handling. I do find HCL to be simpler. But for things like Ansible, I'd rather have a real
by linkdd 7mo ago
YAML is actually tricky, especially with multiline strings and space handling.
I do find HCL to be simpler. But for things like Ansible, I'd rather have a real programming language, like PyInfra does (which I never got to try yet unfortunately).
- redat00 7mo agoYeah at beginning I really wanted to use HCL.. But their parser and implementing it was actually a little bit more difficult that doing just raw YAML parsing. It also doesn't help that I'm not that familiar with the language.