Why NEON is better than YAML for dependency injection configuration

classes.php

<?php 

class FooSettings
{
	public function __construct(
		public readonly int $id,
		public readonly string $name,
	) {
	}
}


class Foo
{
	public function __construct(
		public readonly FooSettings $settings,
	) {
	}

	public function setSomething($value)
	{
		///
	}
}

config.neon

# thanks to the NEON format, the configuration in Nette is very concise and resembles writing in PHP

services:
	-
		create: Foo( FooSettings(123, 'some value') )
		setup:
			- setSomething('foo')

config.yaml

# the configuration in Symfony is very verbose also due to the limitations of the YAML format

services:
    FooSettings:
        arguments:
            - 123
            - 'some value'
    Foo:
        arguments:
            - '@FooSettings'
       calls:
            - setSomething: ['foo']

see Service Definitions in Nette