As a data format, yaml is extremely complicated and it has many footguns. In this post I explain some of those pitfalls by means of an example, and I suggest a few simpler and safer yaml alternatives.

A 10 minute read covering some YAML edge-cases that you should have in mind when writing complex YAML files

  • @[email protected]
    9•4 days ago

    I read part of it; it was too painful to read more.

    I kept finding myself saying “Well that’s stupid” over and over again.

    Edit: To clarify, it’s yaml parsing that is “stupid”; the article was great.