On: Why are we templating YAML? (2019)

[rco8786]

I guess I'll ask the dumb question - why not use Javascript directly instead of Jsonnette?

[IshKebab → rco8786]

Integrating a modern JS engine into your program is complicated and probably pretty huge.

[anon291 → IshKebab]

A modern JS engine suitable for config generation and much more is one C File: https://duktape.org/

There is no reason you need an optimizing JIT compiler to parse a configuration file.