Comments on: Ruby DSL’s vs YAML vs XML http://marcus.ahnve.net/2007/05/14/ruby-dsls-vs-yaml-vs-xml/ A northern, icebears-on-the-streets, view on programming, music etc. from Marcus Ahnve Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:55:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Markup languages/bad taste use of O’Reilly books · Twonilblankblank http://marcus.ahnve.net/2007/05/14/ruby-dsls-vs-yaml-vs-xml/#comment-24829 Markup languages/bad taste use of O’Reilly books · Twonilblankblank Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:15:30 +0000 http://marcus.ahnve.net/2007/05/14/ruby-dsls-vs-yaml-vs-xml/#comment-24829 <p>[...] A cursory search on YAML vs XML turns up interesting blog entries from Marcus Ahnve and Digital Hobbit. [...]</p> [...] A cursory search on YAML vs XML turns up interesting blog entries from Marcus Ahnve and Digital Hobbit. [...]

]]> By: Valeriu Palos http://marcus.ahnve.net/2007/05/14/ruby-dsls-vs-yaml-vs-xml/#comment-18726 Valeriu Palos Mon, 21 May 2007 05:58:18 +0000 http://marcus.ahnve.net/2007/05/14/ruby-dsls-vs-yaml-vs-xml/#comment-18726 <p>...or Coco/Rb (better than Racc in my opinion): http://www.zenspider.com/ZSS/Products/CocoR/ (generates pure Ruby) http://raa.ruby-lang.org/cache/coco-rb/ (generates C extension to Ruby) , or even StringScanner: http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/classes/StringScanner.html</p> …or Coco/Rb (better than Racc in my opinion): http://www.zenspider.com/ZSS/Products/CocoR/ (generates pure Ruby) http://raa.ruby-lang.org/cache/coco-rb/ (generates C extension to Ruby) , or even StringScanner: http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/classes/StringScanner.html

]]> By: Jon Tirsen http://marcus.ahnve.net/2007/05/14/ruby-dsls-vs-yaml-vs-xml/#comment-18501 Jon Tirsen Mon, 14 May 2007 21:29:29 +0000 http://marcus.ahnve.net/2007/05/14/ruby-dsls-vs-yaml-vs-xml/#comment-18501 <p>I've actually gone full circle and started doing external DSLs again. Check out Racc, the Yacc parser generator for Ruby.</p> I’ve actually gone full circle and started doing external DSLs again. Check out Racc, the Yacc parser generator for Ruby.

]]> By: Marcus http://marcus.ahnve.net/2007/05/14/ruby-dsls-vs-yaml-vs-xml/#comment-18498 Marcus Mon, 14 May 2007 20:35:24 +0000 http://marcus.ahnve.net/2007/05/14/ruby-dsls-vs-yaml-vs-xml/#comment-18498 <p>That\'s JSON you mean, right? I do not think it is just that terse though. </p> <p>I believe it would be something like: </p> <p>{\"quiz\": {\"text\": \"Let\'s ask stuff\", \"alternatives\": {[\"text\"; 2, \"correct\": true ...</p> <p>It\'s better than XML, but I find it slightly less readable than YAML. Too many strings etc. </p> <p>JSON is really useful to send data over the wire, but I still prefer my DSL. </p> <p>Thanks for the input though.</p> That\’s JSON you mean, right? I do not think it is just that terse though.

I believe it would be something like:

{\”quiz\”: {\”text\”: \”Let\’s ask stuff\”, \”alternatives\”: {[\”text\”; 2, \”correct\”: true …

It\’s better than XML, but I find it slightly less readable than YAML. Too many strings etc.

JSON is really useful to send data over the wire, but I still prefer my DSL.

Thanks for the input though.

]]> By: Johan Lind http://marcus.ahnve.net/2007/05/14/ruby-dsls-vs-yaml-vs-xml/#comment-18495 Johan Lind Mon, 14 May 2007 20:07:36 +0000 http://marcus.ahnve.net/2007/05/14/ruby-dsls-vs-yaml-vs-xml/#comment-18495 <p>What about the other YAML syntax:</p> <p>Let's ask stuff: { What is 1+1?: {2: correct, 3}, Vad is 2+3?: {1, Infinity, Don't know, 5: correct}}</p> What about the other YAML syntax:

Let’s ask stuff: { What is 1+1?: {2: correct, 3}, Vad is 2+3?: {1, Infinity, Don’t know, 5: correct}}

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