dub: should we make it the de jure package manager for D?

[Jonathan M Davis]

On Thursday, September 12, 2013 22:02:15 w0rp wrote:
> On the subject of YAML. I've tried it out a few times. The syntax
> for JSON can be described in 1-2 pages, on json.org's front page.
> The syntax for YAML requires a 50-100 page document to describe.
> That should be enough to tell you not to use it.

While, I agree in principle, I would point out that what's on json.org is 
oversimplified and is not a valid spec. You really need to read the RFC if you 
want to get it right, and that has about 9 pages of actual content:

http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4627.txt?number=4627

So, you're comparing a basic explanation of JSON to a full-on spec for YAML. 
Now, the YAML 1.2 spec does have about 77 pages of actual content:

http://yaml.org/spec/1.2/spec.pdf

So, you're not completely off base in your comparison (YAML _is_ way more 
complicated), but to properly specify JSON requires a lot more pages than your 
post indicates.

- Jonathan M Davis