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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Kaushal Modi <kaushal.modi@gmail.com>
Cc: Emacs developers <emacs-devel@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: Request to add tomelr package to GNU ELPA
Date: Tue, 03 May 2022 10:38:13 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwv5ymmof7q.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAFyQvY0UAz5xJ3AO2sh_rfs4X8D8Yb=AxKtNyuLHzz8HV+WudA@mail.gmail.com> (Kaushal Modi's message of "Tue, 3 May 2022 10:29:51 -0400")

Kaushal Modi [2022-05-03 10:29:51] wrote:
> On Tue, May 3, 2022 at 9:09 AM Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> wrote:
>> Thanks, I just pushed it to GNU ELPA.
> Thanks! That was quick.

I just happened to be in the neighborhood.

>> "TOML aims to be a minimal configuration file format that's easy to read
>> due to obvious semantics."
>>
>> I can't believe someone would write something like that with
>> a straight face.  [ Unless that someone is very naive, I guess.  ]
>> :-)
>
> It's easy to read as long as you are dealing with normal INI style key
> assignments and maps. But once you start having arrays of maps, I
> agree that it's not very readable.

My point is just that it's only "easy to read" and "obvious" for those
already familiar with such syntax.  Just as is the case for pretty much
all syntaxes.


        Stefan




  reply	other threads:[~2022-05-03 14:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 32+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2022-05-03 10:57 Request to add tomelr package to GNU ELPA Kaushal Modi
2022-05-03 13:09 ` Stefan Monnier
2022-05-03 14:29   ` Kaushal Modi
2022-05-03 14:38     ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2022-05-04  7:10       ` Robert Pluim
2022-05-04 13:02         ` Stefan Monnier
2022-05-05 18:36           ` Richard Stallman
2022-05-05 21:16             ` Kaushal Modi
2022-05-03 14:31   ` tomas
2022-05-03 16:07 ` João Pedro
2022-05-03 16:45   ` Kaushal Modi
2022-05-03 17:41     ` Stefan Monnier
2022-05-03 17:51       ` Kaushal Modi
2022-05-03 18:01     ` João Pedro
2022-05-03 21:39       ` Kaushal Modi
2022-05-03 22:41         ` Stefan Monnier
2022-05-03 22:56           ` Kaushal Modi
2022-05-03 23:02             ` Stefan Monnier
2022-05-04  0:40               ` Kaushal Modi
2022-05-04  2:10                 ` Stefan Monnier
2022-05-04  2:37                   ` Kaushal Modi
2022-05-04 12:40                 ` Unable to get .elpaignore to work [Was: Request to add tomelr package to GNU ELPA] Kaushal Modi
2022-05-04 12:52                   ` Kaushal Modi
2022-05-04 13:06                     ` Kaushal Modi
2022-05-04 13:18                       ` Stefan Monnier
2022-05-04 15:03                       ` Stefan Monnier
2022-05-04 15:06                         ` Kaushal Modi
2022-05-04 15:11                           ` Stefan Monnier
2022-05-04 21:14                             ` Kaushal Modi
2022-05-04 22:47 ` Request to add tomelr package to GNU ELPA Richard Stallman
2022-05-05 21:05   ` Kaushal Modi
2022-05-06 23:19     ` Richard Stallman

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