- YAML is a data serialization language for storing information in a human-readable form.
- YAML stands for "YAML Ain't Markup Language."
- YAML is not a Markup Language.
- YAML is used to store complex data in a compact and readable format.
- YAML was originally designed as a configuration language but is now used in various applications.
- We can use YAML to define key and value pairs like variables, lists and objects
- YAML is very similar to JSON (Javascript Object Notation) and XML (Extensible Markup Language)
- YAML primarily focuses on readability and user-friendliness.
- YAML is designed to be clean and easy to read.
- We can define YAML files with two different extensions.
- .yml
- .yaml
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