On: Why are we templating YAML? (2019)

[tipiirai]

Then what alternative do you recommend for content creators? Do you use the alternative in Markdown front matter?

[Zambyte → tipiirai]

You should make what you do / don't do less of your identity. You're limiting yourself because you identify as "not the kind of person who does that".

[tipiirai → Zambyte]

Note that I am not a content creator myself. I build solutions for web teams and on those teams, some people focus solely on content and Markdown. I want to offer them an easy editing experience. So far YAML has been the easiest format for them.

[hoseja → tipiirai]

I don't think they have a need for configuration files while filming their tiktoks.

[tipiirai → hoseja]

What is the best term to use for the people who are writing content on the web team? The ones who write blog entries, documentation, and marketing pages. The ones who mainly touch Markdown files.

[jasonjayr → tipiirai]

TOML is pretty easy to grok and forgiving at the same time

[DonHopkins → tipiirai]

Learn JavaScript. Get the fuck out of your "content creator" pigeonhole. JavaScript is content.

[tipiirai → DonHopkins]

I don't think anyone writes their blog entries with JavaScript here.