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Using YAML as a data transformation language? What could possibly go wrong?

YAML is a convenient stand-in for a better syntax and was chosen for being less tedious to type than JSON itself, while still supporting JSON Schema to make our editor integration work.

Long run, I expect neither JSON nor YAML are really the best solutions.

The problem with these data transformations is that the limited descriptive capabilities of YAML are going to be a problem, and then they'll switch to some hybrid monstrosity of YAML+Typescript, or some ad-hoc language or some new template syntax.

This always ends up happening; this will happen here, without a doubt.

Nothing, unless you're from Norway.[1]

[1]: https://hitchdev.com/strictyaml/why/implicit-typing-removed/

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