Eemeli Aro

I'm writing my own YAML library, because none of the existing ones allowed me to manage comments within YAML files. Apparently this is not a thing one should do, as "The YAML spec is larger than the XML and XML Namespaces specs combined" and "No one in their right mind would want to write a parser for it."

But, well, here we are. Let me explain where "here" is, the route I took, and why any of this matters.

2018

React Finland

Why I YAML

From the very first prototype to a global site with content in multiple languages, the textual content of your app or project will be a series of compromises, some of which you won't even notice making. 

Localization is a ridiculously difficult problem in the general case, but in the specific you can get away with really simple solutions, especially if you understand the compromises you're making.