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> That sounds like a "no true scotsman" argument. I don't see how this is a "no true scotsman". Maybe a non-true "no true scotsman"? > If comments were added
by mercurial 13y ago
> That sounds like a "no true scotsman" argument.
I don't see how this is a "no true scotsman". Maybe a non-true "no true scotsman"?
> If comments were added to the spec then normal tools would support them just fine.
Plain comments, sure. Comments with custom annotations in them, not so much.
> Besides, JSON has already become a common format for config files. Config files that don't allow comments are truly a step backward.
Maybe this wasn't such a good idea in the first place?
- MichaelGG 13y agoHow not? Comments with annotations would be ignored, just like a special annotation key. Either way, you'd end up with a parsed document that isn't what the original creator intended.