The YAML Blog

In The Beginning

Ingy döt Net — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:46:12 +0000

In The Beginning

Welcome to our new YAML blog!

This is the very first post.It's the Beginning.But that's not what the post is about.

This is the story of how the YAML data language got its start as far back as 1999.The web was taking over the world.Rich content was flying around the globe and into your eyeballs in milliseconds, all delivered in plain text package.HTML!Amazing!Hey, let's abstract it a bit and it will become the end-all format for all the world's data communication.We'll call it XML!What could go wrong?!

A New YAML Specification

Ingy döt Net — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:46:12 +0000

A New YAML Specification

We are excited to announce the release of Revision 1.2.2 of the YAML 1.2Specification.This revision comes 12 years to the day after the previous revision.

A Blog About YAML? It's About Time.

Ingy döt Net — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:46:12 +0000

A Blog About YAML? It's About Time.

Hi. I'm Ingy.

I helped invent YAML, I lead its maintenance and, after more than 25 years,I still have things to say about it.

Quite a few things, as it turns out.

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