XML is better than YAML

Re:XML is better than YAML by stvltvs on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @07:12PM (#37591294)

A better XML encoding would be the following, optimally with a schema that would define allowed values.

    <setting name="foo" value="true"/>

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Re:XML is better than YAML by TRiG_Ireland on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @08:31PM (#37591846)

That still feels ugly and verbose to me.

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Re:XML is better than YAML by stvltvs on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @08:48PM (#37591949)

I don't disagree, but it's easier to rigorously validate than lighter-weight markup languages, if that's important to the use case.

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