At least YAML has comments, which JSON doesn't. I know people will say "JSON is not meant as config format" but in reality it is used as such.
In general I don't understand why there is so much churn and focus on config file formats. They can be annoying but in the end the real problem is that we have complex configurations so a different format is not going to help much.
Personally I prefer YAML over XML or JSON for config because I don't have to worry about closing brackets or braces. Maybe we need a good editor to make editing them easier.
In general I don't understand why there is so much churn and focus on config file formats. They can be annoying but in the end the real problem is that we have complex configurations so a different format is not going to help much.
Personally I prefer YAML over XML or JSON for config because I don't have to worry about closing brackets or braces. Maybe we need a good editor to make editing them easier.