Re:Why are we templating YAML?
by amanzi on Thursday February 07, 2019 @05:00PM
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Writing YAML is not easy for end-users. The indentation--especially in large files--is really difficult to keep track of, and some really basic stuff like when to quote strings is not consistent at all.
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Re:Why are we templating YAML?
by shirakawasuna on Thursday February 07, 2019 @05:31PM
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It definitely is. You have no idea how intimidating an equivalent JSON file would be for a new user creating a pretty simple k8s setup.
YAML hides most of the scary brackets and quotes so that new users can focus on copy-and-pasting semantic tidbits.
That said... I don't like YAML...
Re:Why are we templating YAML?
by mixmastamyk on Thursday February 07, 2019 @05:15PM
(#19109150)
Nope, indentation is not a problem with indentation guides. A misplaced comma in a JSON file however kills it, gets me every time I have to write it by hand.
Also, it is true YAML has too many features, though I find they are typically ignored or disabled.
A misplaced comma is also not a problem in an editor with syntax highlighting, but between the two, indentation could take longer to fix.
Re:Why are we templating YAML?
by mixmastamyk on Thursday February 07, 2019 @05:25PM
(#19109240)
Syntax highlighting doesn't count commas. The problem is JSON doesn't allow trailing commas, so adding or reordering frequently results in a difficult to diagnose error.
Finding out if a set ends in a comma or not still makes it easier to debug than YAML.
Re:Why are we templating YAML?
by mixmastamyk on Thursday February 07, 2019 @05:46PM
(#19109428)
Not my experience, 10x more trouble with long JSON.