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I will die on the hill that TOML should be used for the vast majority of what YAML's used for today. There are times a full language is needed, but I've seen so

I will die on the hill that TOML should be used for the vast majority of what YAML's used for today. There are times a full language is needed, but I've seen so many YAML files that use none of the features YAML has with all of the footguns.

aiiizzz 1y ago
But toml isn't any better than yaml. It's difficult to read
Xiol32 1y ago
TOML is worse and even harder to read. I'd take YAML any day over TOML.
- bloppe 1y ago
  Yaml is a sad Icarus parable. The syntax is great but the type inference is too much. I don't see why we have to throw the baby out with the bathwater and settle for toml, though. Here's how yaml's type inference should work: - All object keys are strings (with or without quotes) - Value atoms are parsed the exact same way as in JSON5 I'm kinda shocked this isn't a thing. StrictYAML is cool but a bit too cumbersome IMO.
mdaniel 1y ago
The thinking that would lead one to the conclusion of "yeah, fine, pick whatever characters you want for the string contents" is a "you are I are solving different problems" https://github.com/toml-lang/toml/blob/1.0.0/toml.md#user-content-string:~:text=TOML%20parsers%20should%20feel%20free%20to%20normalize%20newline%20to%20whatever%20makes%20sense%20for%20their%20platform https://github.com/toml-lang/toml/blob/1.0.0/toml.md#user-co...