TOML vs YAML

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Here's the canonical TOML example from the TOML README, and a YAML version of the same. Which looks nicer?

title = "TOML Example" [owner] name = "Tom Preston-Werner" dob = 1979-05-27T07:32:00-08:00 [database] server = "192.168.1.1" ports = [ 8001, 8001, 8002 ] connection_max = 5000 enabled = true [servers] [servers.alpha] ip = "10.0.0.1" dc = "eqdc10" [servers.beta] ip = "10.0.0.2" dc = "eqdc10" [clients] data = [ ["gamma", "delta"], [1, 2] ] hosts = [ "alpha", "omega" ]

title: YAML Example owner: name: Tom Preston-Werner dob: 1979-05-27T07:32:00-08:00 database: server: 192.168.1.1 ports: [ 8001, 8001, 8002 ] connection_max: 5000 enabled: true servers: alpha: ip: 10.0.0.1 dc: eqdc10 beta: ip: 10.0.0.2 dc: eqdc10 clients: data: [ [gamma, delta], [1, 2] ] hosts: - alpha - omega

Removing levels of nesting in favor of square brackets is a win for clarity.

How would YAML distinguish between a number and a string? TOML seems to do this easily but would a YAML parser automatically give you numbers since all strings and numbers look the same (no double quotes)?

@tyliggity

How would YAML distinguish between a number and a string? TOML seems to do this easily but would a YAML parser automatically give you numbers since all strings and numbers look the same (no double quotes)?

I know this is an old ass question, but I'll leave this here for whoever else stumbles upon this.
In YAML, you can use quotes for strings if you'd like and I usually do all the time as I prefer things to be a bit more explicit.