[Catalyst] YAML vs. *

[Matt S Trout]

Aran Deltac wrote:
> On 6/9/06, Matt S Trout <dbix-class at trout.me.uk> wrote:
>> I love YAML as a serialisation format for data transfer, but so far as stuff
>> like config files that are designed for human write / machine read, I
>> personally think it sucks. Massively.
>>
>> And for hysterical raisins it's currently our default config file formats, and
>> I see users running into trouble getting their myapp.yml to parse right all
>> the flipping time. So, I'm wondering if this is just me being a YAML-hating
>> heretic or if other people are of the same opinion.
> 
> Or both?
> 
>> A few (IMO) better options -
>>
>> Config::General -
> 
> This looks like XML.  XML is a language for writing documents, IMO,
> nothing more.  A big thumbs down.

It's apache-style. Do you hate httpd.conf as well?

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