On: StrictYAML

[neilv]

People who've learned a Lisp family language offer our hopes and prayers that people using these configuration languages don't miss a comma, space, newline, or optional quote. :)

    ((name        "Ford Prefect")
     (age         42)
     (possessions "Towel"))

    (:name        "Ford Prefect"
     :age         42
     :possessions ("Towel"))

    (countries "GB" "IE" "FR" "DE" "NO")

    (countries gb ie fr de no)  ; if country codes are identifiers in a DSL

    ((first-name "Christopher")
     (surname    "Null"))

    (:first-name "Christopher"
     :surname    "Null")