Fork Around And Find Out Creating YAML with Ingy döt Net
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Jun 18, 2025 Ingy döt Net, the creator of YAML, dives deep into the evolution and impact of this beloved yet notorious language. He shares how YAML emerged to simplify XML and its ongoing journey within the open-source community. The conversation touches on its rivalry with JSON, the integration of YAML in DevOps practices, and the introduction of innovations like WISE. Ingy also reflects on technological shifts, the relevance of legacy code, and the excitement surrounding YAML in modern tools like Kubernetes. Tune in for insights that resonate with tech enthusiasts!
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Origin Story of YAML
- Ingy döt Net describes how YAML was created through long phone calls and hundreds of emails from 2001 onward.
- The project began when he met Clark, who created the initial YAML concept to simplify data serialization compared to XML.
YAML vs XML Data Suitability
- XML was designed as a markup language, not for data serialization, making it ill-suited for representing typical programming data models.
- YAML was born out of the need for a simpler, clean data serialization format fitting modern programming languages' data structures.
YAML 1.2 Embraces JSON
- YAML 1.2 was designed to be a strict superset of JSON, making JSON a subset of YAML for compatibility.
- Minor syntax differences exist, but the formats overlap to ease interoperability and adoption.