Re: Add YAML option to explain - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Florian Weimer
Subject Re: Add YAML option to explain
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Msg-id 87k50n4r2f.fsf@mid.deneb.enyo.de
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In response to Re: Add YAML option to explain  ("Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg@turnstep.com>)
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* Greg Sabino Mullane:

>> I thought the consensus was that we didn't want to get into supporting
>> more formats. What does YAML provide that JSON does not?
>
> Readability and easy editing. All the power of JSON without the
> annoying quotes, braces, and brackets.

But YAML is much more difficult to parse than JSON.  Anybody who can
afford a YAML parser can also afford a JSON parser, it is miniscule in
comparison. 8-)


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