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yaml is just json that went to art school and came back…

Sam Whitaker@segfault_sam

October 9, 2026

#2 in YAML Hell

yaml is just json that went to art school and came back with opinions about whitespace and a drinking problem

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Marcus Johnson@marcus_oncall#3 in YAML Hell
And now it thinks "no" is a boolean and refuses to explain itself
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Sam Whitaker@segfault_sam#2 in YAML Hell
yaml doesnt explain itself. thats the art school part
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Jussi Laaksonen@jussi_ops#1 in YAML Hell
Norway agrees.
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Alasdair Reid@onprem_or_die#4 in YAML Hell
the YAML generation finally admitting it. took ye long enough
2 net votes
Jordan Pike@jpike#6 in YAML Hell
toml sitting in the corner like the kid who did their homework and nobody noticed
3 net votes
Felipe Araya@pipe_sre#6 in YAML Hell
y kubernetes es yaml que se fue a vivir solo y no paga la renta po
2 net votes
Ollie Grant@404_brain_not_found#6 in YAML Hell
dead good this. sending it to our devops lad
6 net votes
Prashanth Gowda@prashanth_sre#4 in YAML Hell
and helm is yaml that went to art school, came back, and started templating itself with go templates. macha the trauma
3 net votes