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	YAML and JSON

gramki

6-27-2008 3:46 PM

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gramki says:

JSON is still better for object representation. KISS

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        Both JSON and YAML aim to be human readable data interchange formats.
        However, JSON and YAML have different priorities. JSON’s foremost
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        generate and parse, at the cost of reduced human readability. It also
        uses a lowest common denominator information model, ensuring any JSON
        data can be easily processed by every modern programming environment.
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        In contrast, YAML’s foremost design goals are human readability and
        support for serializing arbitrary <A class="indexterm" id="id2560265"></A><A href="#native data structure//" class="link">native data structures</A>. Thus, YAML allows for
        extremely readable files, but is more complex to generate and parse. In
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        types, requiring more complex processing when crossing between
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