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Like A Duck@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

What is the best file format for configuration file?

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What is the best file format for configuration file?

Like A Duck@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/1743099

.yaml, .toml, etc?

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    JSON if it also has an online schema, and a reference to it in the JSON file. That way some editors can check for errors and hint to the user about it.

    But the good old flat text-data, the ini format is consistent, readable, and easily understandable by less-technical users.

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