← Back to context Comment by cluckindan 5 days ago YAML is a superset of JSON, so go right ahead and write your .yml files in JSON. 6 comments cluckindan Reply baobun 5 days ago YAML is actually not a superset of JSON.https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30052633 cluckindan 5 days ago The NO case is not valid JSON.So that leaves scientific notation. baobun 5 days ago The point is that "going right ahead and write your .yml files in JSON" is not valid. You'd have to restrict yourself to a subset of JSON to not get different semantics. 2 replies → galangalalgol 5 days ago Sometimes what makes something great is what it lacks. An automatic transmission, operator overloading, schema extensions, batteries etc.
baobun 5 days ago YAML is actually not a superset of JSON.https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30052633 cluckindan 5 days ago The NO case is not valid JSON.So that leaves scientific notation. baobun 5 days ago The point is that "going right ahead and write your .yml files in JSON" is not valid. You'd have to restrict yourself to a subset of JSON to not get different semantics. 2 replies →
cluckindan 5 days ago The NO case is not valid JSON.So that leaves scientific notation. baobun 5 days ago The point is that "going right ahead and write your .yml files in JSON" is not valid. You'd have to restrict yourself to a subset of JSON to not get different semantics. 2 replies →
baobun 5 days ago The point is that "going right ahead and write your .yml files in JSON" is not valid. You'd have to restrict yourself to a subset of JSON to not get different semantics. 2 replies →
galangalalgol 5 days ago Sometimes what makes something great is what it lacks. An automatic transmission, operator overloading, schema extensions, batteries etc.
YAML is actually not a superset of JSON.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30052633
The NO case is not valid JSON.
So that leaves scientific notation.
The point is that "going right ahead and write your .yml files in JSON" is not valid. You'd have to restrict yourself to a subset of JSON to not get different semantics.
2 replies →
Sometimes what makes something great is what it lacks. An automatic transmission, operator overloading, schema extensions, batteries etc.