From: Clark C. E. <cc...@cl...> - 2003-10-20 01:49:02
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Ok. I like how this is headed, and am making this change currently. As it requires a bit of re-thinking, I was wondering if anyone would like to provide feedback on the new intro: YAML Ain't Markup Language, abbreviated YAML, is both a human-readable data serialization format and a native language processing model. This specification describes the class of data objects called YAML graphs, and a serialization of these graphs as a series of Unicode characters. To provide interoperability between various languages, platforms, and applications, this specification defines an abstraction called a YAML graph. A YAML graph models native data structures of modern programming languages, including strings, arrays, hashes, and user-defined types. A series of YAML graphs is called a YAML stream, and, a fixation of a YAML stream onto a series of Unicode characters is called a YAML serialization. In a YAML serialization, some of the characters are considered graph content, while other characters are needed for structural delineation or human presentation. YAML information can be viewed in two primary ways: for machine processing and for human presentation. A YAML _processor_ is a tool for converting YAML information between these complementary views. It is assumed that a YAML processor does its work on behalf of another module, called an _application_. This specification describes the required behavior of a YAML processor, how a YAML processor must read or write YAML serializations and the corresponding graph structure it must provide to or obtain from the application. Clark | On Sun, 19 Oct 2003, Oren Ben-Kiki wrote: | > How about simply "graph", modified by "serialized/ation"? | | I think you've got it! Serialization is just too damned long-winded. | | --- | - puts-on-hat: {type: Marketing} | - > | If you want YAML to really take off you've got to be able to | talk about it in reasonably concise ways. Imagine giving a talk | to a (non-ubergeek) conference or convention and having to use | the word serialization about 50 times! | People would resort to using shorter words anyway. | | -- | Robin | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------- | This SF.net email sponsored by: Enterprise Linux Forum Conference & Expo | The Event For Linux Datacenter Solutions & Strategies in The Enterprise | Linux in the Boardroom; in the Front Office; & in the Server Room | http://www.enterpriselinuxforum.com | _______________________________________________ | Yaml-core mailing list | Yam...@li... | https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/yaml-core |