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XML is better than YAML (changelog.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Lol no

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I've always felt there is a balance between readability and the power of what the language can provide. XML for me has always been a nightmare to read compared to JSON, TOML, YAML, etc. But that was 10 years ago, now we have pretty good tools that help with the readbility.