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Re: [xml-dev] YAML Ain't Markup Language

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To: mitch.amiano@softwareadjuvant.com
Subject: Re: [xml-dev] YAML Ain't Markup Language
From: Paul Prescod <paul@prescod.net>
Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2003 13:50:16 -0700
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Mitch Amiano wrote:
> ...
> 
> First, I've never liked working with COBOL's fixed positioning, and YAML 
> smacks too much of it.

YAML's indentation rules are about as unlike COBOL's as is possible. You 
shouldn't smack it until you try it.

  Paul Prescod

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