README.md

YAML - YAML Ain't Markup Language

YAML is a human-readable data serialization language. It is commonly used for configuration files and in applications where data is being stored or transmitted.

Eg:

name: Pradumana
age: 21
address: 
  city: Bangalore
  state: Karnataka
  country: India
  phone:
    office: 0000000
    home: 
        - 1111111
        - 2222222

Learning Resources

• YAML
• Yaml Tutorial - TechWorld with Nana
• Complete YAML Course
• YAML: The Missing Battery in Python

Properties

• Similar to XML & JSON.
• We can't add commands.
• Strict syntax - (Indentation)
• Human readable data serialization language.

Usage

• Used in Kubernetes, Ansible, Docker, etc.
• Used to store data in key-value pairs.
• CI/CD tools like GitHub Actions, CircleCI, use YAML to create workflows.

YAML tools

• Yamllint - Check the the format of the file.
• YAML Validator - Check the the format of the file.
• YAML to JSON - Convert YAML to JSON.