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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/experienced_devs@programming.dev

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.yaml, .toml, etc?

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[–] Reihar 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I remember reading that article a while ago that I believe expresses concisely why yaml is rarely (almost never?) a good choice.

I would agree with the TOML recommendation at the end of the article or to switch to an even simpler format for simpler needs, something easy to read, hard to mess up when writing and easy to parse. I'm not sure about that scale, maybe ini files? Suggestions are welcome.