• abhibeckert@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Uh no, the worst is a tie between XML and JSON.

      XML because the syntax is hard to read and even harder to write, and JSON because you can’t do comments. WTF.

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        1 year ago

        XML is a bit verbose but otherwise easy to understand. JSON5 supports comments.

        And neither requires me to explain weird formatting nuances to devops engineers.

        YAML is a pain to read (lists of structures are very messy), can’t be auto-formatted, and is full of weird “gotchas” (Norway, errant tabs, etc.) if you don’t do things “the right way.”

        Requiring the use of whitespace in formatting is wrong. End of.

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            1 year ago

            Oh, yeah, nothing like telling a dba they’re using the wrong editor when they’re trying to configure something.

            If your config format requires specific editors you’re using the wrong format.

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        1 year ago

        I instant exit on XML conf files. I have no idea how to parse the info, maybe I should. But there are too many tags and my eyes instantly glaze over when I see it!