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What is the best file format for configuration file? (programming.dev)
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.yaml, .toml, etc?

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[-] Andy@programming.dev 8 points 1 year ago

https://nestedtext.org/

It's like yaml but simple, consistent, untyped, and you never need to escape any characters, ever.

Types and validation aren't going to be great unless they're in the actual code anyway.

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