Did something happen recently to get the YAML hate train going again?
I get it. YAML is not perfect. Neither is JSON, TOML, XML or even code as configuration (Xmonad anyone?). They each have pros and cons and projects/technologies take those in consideration and pick one.
Not sure I see the point in hating on one specific configuration language. If it was that bad, nobody would use it. And if you still think it's bad anyways, you can always improve on it. But very few actually want to put on the enormous amount of work needed to improve YAML or create a new language.
IMO if there was something that was substantially better, we would see projects switching to it in a heartbeat. But the fact is that most times the difference between them is not substantial, so the effort to make any kind of switch so you can shorten Norway is simply not worth it.
I get it. YAML is not perfect. Neither is JSON, TOML, XML or even code as configuration (Xmonad anyone?). They each have pros and cons and projects/technologies take those in consideration and pick one.
Not sure I see the point in hating on one specific configuration language. If it was that bad, nobody would use it. And if you still think it's bad anyways, you can always improve on it. But very few actually want to put on the enormous amount of work needed to improve YAML or create a new language.
IMO if there was something that was substantially better, we would see projects switching to it in a heartbeat. But the fact is that most times the difference between them is not substantial, so the effort to make any kind of switch so you can shorten Norway is simply not worth it.