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[Yaml-core] Suggestions to the maintainer of www.yaml.org

From: Joachim Wuttke <j.wuttke@fz...> - 2008-04-06 11:56

Suggestions to the maintainer of http://www.yaml.org:

(1) Add a section that says who is the maintainer of this page

(2) Rename the "Projects" sections "Implementations", as this is what users
     actually seek

(3) Reorganize this section by languages, as users are most often tied to
     a specific language.

(4) Update information on Ruby.

Implementation of (2)-(4):

Implementations:
   - C:
     - libyaml       # YAML 1.1 library, the base for further development
     - Syck          # YAML 1.0 library, still used in several language bindings
   - Python:
     - PyYaml        # YAML 1.1 Reference Implementation
   - Ruby:
     - YAML          # YAML 1.0, Syck binding, is part of the standard library
     - RbYaml        # YAML 1.1, PyYaml port, inactive
   - JavaScript:
     - JsYaml        # YAML 1.0, PyYaml port
   - Java:
     - JvYaml        # YAML 1.0, PyYaml port
   - Perl:
     - YAML          # YAML 1.0, pure Perl module
     - YAML::XS      # YAML 1.1, libyaml binding
     - PlYaml        # YAML 1.1, PyYaml port
     - YAML::Syck    # YAML 1.0, libsyck binding
     - YAML::Tiny    # A small YAML subset module
   - Haskell:
     - YamlReference # YAML ?? reference parser
     - YPaste        # Play with the parser

Note: for a given language, the order of implementations should be a true
ranking, implying recommendation of what to use.

Regards, Joachim

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[Yaml-core] Suggestions to the maintainer of www.yaml.org	Joachim Wuttke <j.wuttke@fz...>

Re: [Yaml-core] C implementations

From: Chris Ross

On Apr 6, 2008, at 07:56, Joachim Wuttke <j.wuttke@...> wrote:
> Suggestions to the maintainer of http://www.yaml.org:

  (I've taken this thread off-topic, just to mention the C  
implementations mentioned in the original message)

> Implementations:
>  - C:
>    - libyaml       # YAML 1.1 library, the base for further  
> development
>    - Syck          # YAML 1.0 library, still used in several  
> language bindings
>
> Note: for a given language, the order of implementations should be a  
> true
> ranking, implying recommendation of what to use.

  I'm somewhat surprised to see this.  Is libyaml actually suggested?   
I implement a YAML configuration parser about 4 months ago in a  
project I'm working on, and the result at that time was that libyaml  
wasn't necessarily being worked on, and it wasn't clear how important  
it was to Kirill to make more updates to it.

  Has this changed?  Kirill?  As of December, you'd indicated that you  
had a large number of unfinished changes, but you indicated that your  
schedule wasn't such that you would get them completed soon.  Have you  
gotten those major improvements committed, and do you expect to keep  
working on the library?

  Thanks...

                     - Chris

Re: [Yaml-core] C implementations

From: Joachim Wuttke <j.wuttke@fz...> - 2008-04-06 13:45

>> Implementations:
>>  - C:
>>    - libyaml       # YAML 1.1 library, the base for further development
>>    - Syck          # YAML 1.0 library, still used in several language 
>> bindings
>>
>> Note: for a given language, the order of implementations should be a true
>> ranking, implying recommendation of what to use.
> 
>  I'm somewhat surprised to see this.  Is libyaml actually suggested?

Not by me. I could as well live with

   - C:
     - Syck          # YAML 1.0 library, used in most language bindings
     - libyaml       # YAML 1.1 library, currently 0.0.1 though quite stable

What matters is: a clear project organisation, consense about which tools
should be used right now, and a roadmap for future development.

- Joachim

Re: [Yaml-core] C implementations

From: Joachim Wuttke <j.wuttke@fz...> - 2008-04-06 13:54

> consense

rhymes with nonsense, but what I meant is consensus

- Joachim