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		detaro on April 13, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: JSON as configuration files: please don’t (2016) It's mostly a question of what you're familiar with. JSON using [] and {} to denoting list vs dict isn't fundamentally easier than "-" and a prefix-less list of key:value pairs. YAML has a bunch of extra complexity, but IMHO this difference is really not it.

afiori on April 13, 2019 [–]

From a syntax standpoint parenthesis are extremely more clear than prefixes+whitespace (maybe less readable).

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