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Sindre Sorhus launches SOML, a config format blending JSON strictness with YAML readability

Sorhus clarifies SOML's advantages over TOML

3 Oct 29 2:51 PM · 13d ago · 1 post · 1 source · development 3 of 7

Sorhus posts a detailed comparison explaining how SOML retains TOML's strengths—predictable types, literal strings, strict duplicate-key handling—while removing context-dependent table rules and adding top-level arrays, block comments, native durations, and a unified instant type.

Sorhus clarifies SOML's advantages over TOML
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“SOML keeps TOML's predictable types, literal strings, and strict duplicate-key handling, while removing context-dependent table rules and inconsistent value parsing.”

Sindre Sorhus

Sindre Sorhus SOML creator

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