This article defends YAML as a configuration format, arguing that criticisms are often based on outdated implementations rather than the modern YAML 1.2 specification. The authors present a historical perspective on configuration formats and introduce py-yaml12, a new Rust-backed Python library for working with YAML 1.2, suggesting that modern tooling has addressed many previous concerns.
Background
YAML has been a popular but controversial configuration format in software development, with many developers preferring alternatives like TOML due to perceived complexity and implementation issues in older YAML specifications.
- Source
- Lobsters
- Published
- Jun 8, 2026 at 09:36 AM
- Score
- 5.0 / 10