2026-06-11 18:04 UTC
I don't understand why everybody likes TOML so much. It's so inflexible... but maybe that's the point?
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@pointlessone@status.pointless.one 2026-06-14 06:59
@camertron@ruby.social it sort of is. It’s a reaction to YAML’s flexibility (and consequent complexity). Because we need a decent human readable format that maps to a hash and the YAML spec is like 80 pages long and gives me rage. No, JSON doesn't count. You know why. https://toml.io/en/v0.1.0#but-why
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@hejsna@ruby.social 2026-06-12 19:57
@camertron@ruby.social I had a look at TOML as a replacement for YAML (which, objectively, is a mess) but ultimately decided not to switch because TOML was unwieldy too https://ruby.social/@hejsna/116047253118089580