▲ 33 ▼ What is the best file format for configuration file? (programming.dev) submitted 3 years ago by likeaduck@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.ml 46 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/1743099 .yaml, .toml, etc?
[–] balls_expert@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) How would it depend? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] glibg10b@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 years ago Some applications don't have enough config entries to warrant support for nested entries Some applications need variable-length data, and some even variable-length lists Some applications don't care about having fast read/write times or a small memory footprint and can do with more complex formats that require the use of third-party libraries Some embedded applications (e.g. AVR) don't have access to a whole lot of libraries permalink fedilink source parent
[–] glibg10b@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 years ago Some applications don't have enough config entries to warrant support for nested entries Some applications need variable-length data, and some even variable-length lists Some applications don't care about having fast read/write times or a small memory footprint and can do with more complex formats that require the use of third-party libraries Some embedded applications (e.g. AVR) don't have access to a whole lot of libraries permalink fedilink source parent