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What is the best file format for configuration file? (programming.dev)
submitted 1 year ago by likeaduck@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/1743099

.yaml, .toml, etc?

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[–] vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

if i miss a quote in json, it's an invalid file. I fix it and move on. Maybe just pass it through a beautifier or something.

if I mess up indentation in yaml (which can easily happen after a copy and paste), I get a valid file that means something completely different. And no beautifier can help with that, because it's a valid file. I have to look really closely to find the error, because tools can't help. And when I do, I usually have to change multiple lines, instead of just adding a comma.