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[–] [email protected] 56 points 8 months ago (5 children)
[–] [email protected] 74 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Please, dont joke with things like this. Someone might take you seriously...

[–] [email protected] 43 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Let's go back to binary blobs. Everything being xml and json is boring.

[–] bus_factor 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I have just the thing for you! Ever heard of binary XML?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] hansl 4 points 8 months ago

MKV (the video container file format) uses binary XML. Look it up.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

who needs backwards compatibility anyway?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

no but binary formats are really cool when applicable

[–] [email protected] 43 points 8 months ago

here you dropped your whitespace 🤏

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

yaml sucks. I'd like a toml one

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago

I exclusively use YATL: Yet Another TomL.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Sexpr master race!