skepllerFeb 24

TOML

https://lemmy.world/post/43529621

Show threadMichalFeb 24

I like this. I also like yaml, I’ve had very few issues with it and it’s nicer to work with than json.

Json’s lack of support for trailing commas and comments makes it very annoying for everyday use.

Show threadSenalFeb 25
Significant white-space is bullshit and i will die on this hill.
Show threadsoftwaristFeb 26
You’re going to indent your code anyway, so why not let the indentation carry meaning?
Significant whitespace is DRY

Languages with explicit scoping encourage you to repeat yourself.

Show thread3abas

Because yaml is not a programming language, and debugging why your whatever you’re configuring isn’t working correctly can be a nightmare. It doesn’t tell you you missed an indent on a block, it just assumes it should be there and changes the meaning.

Braces are visually clear.

Feb 26 at 3:34amWeb
Show threadsoftwaristMar 1
I think YAML has its fair share of design flaws, but I don’t think significant indentation is one of them. It may not be a programming language (which may be debatable), but there are plenty that use syntactic whitespace.
PlatformScript: make your YAML come to life

PlatformScript is a friendly, full featured programming language with pure YAML syntax.

Show thread3abasMar 2

It’s not debatable… You linked to a programming language that uses yaml syntax, that didn’t make yaml itself a programming language… It’s not.

And I know there are plenty that use syntactic whitespace, and I hate that about all of them. Literally my only real frustration with python is due to the time of my life wasted debugging perfectly fine logic that fails because a few lines had incorrect indentation.