Hm, what JSON documents have a different meaning in YAML? I'd have hoped that wi... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		skitter on Sept 28, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: That's a Lot of YAML Hm, what JSON documents have a different meaning in YAML? I'd have hoped that with all names & strings being quoted and leading zeros being disallowed, that wouldn't be the case.

maple3142 on Sept 29, 2023 | [–]

Maybe duplicate keys in JSON counts? Some JSON parsers choose the first and some choose the last, and YAML directly forbid that.

zamalek on Sept 28, 2023 | | [–]

I have never come across a case where JSON can't take the place of YAML, but I guess there could be edge cases.

marcosdumay on Sept 28, 2023 | [–]

You can easily corrupt the meaning of your JSON by adding whitespace in YAML.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact