Config File Formats
Comments debate the merits of simple plain-text configuration files versus alternatives like code-as-config, JSON, or YAML, emphasizing human-readability, editability by non-programmers, and criticism of reinvented or tedious formats.
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It's ridiculous that all those things aren't just config in a plain text file.
If only they had configuration files...
Who commented that you don't imagine uses configuration files?
Why specifically is that worse than config files?
A large number of configs are created/used by people that don't know any programming languages, it seems rough to exclude all those people.
"simple config files" implies an optimist. Good for you, sir.
Why can't you just use a config file?
Agreed. Seriously, what's wrong with text config files and a text editor?
How is this nicer than a configuration file template?
Jesus you expected a human to produce that file??? No wonder they shot themselves in the foot! My solution to that wouldn't be a different config format, but less config.