written by published 12 October 2025The world is growing tired of yaml. Alternative configuration formats are making the rounds. Toml has steadily been gaining traction, in part due to tools like Cargo and adoption in the Python standard library. Json supersets (with comments, commas, and the digit 5) are flourishing, while KDL, kson and now maml promise to hit the sweet spot between friendly and simple.While I do believe that yaml is harmful, all of the simpler formats are basically fine, and t...