Pkl — pronounced Pickle — is a configuration-as-code language

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https://pkl-lang.org/main/current/index.html

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Thanks, I really enjoy the conf langs, I’m only in Nix bandwagon because of “YAML isn’t nice” vibes.

WTH!?

mixedObject {
  name = "Pigeon"
  lifespan = 8
  "wing"
  "claw"
  ["wing"] = "Not related to the _element_ \"wing\""
  42
  extinct = false
  [false] {
    description = "Construed object example"
  }
}

But amending and import features are nice.

I think from conf perspective, that CSS is the best conf lang:

  • imports (+10 years before JS has imports)
  • merge and “priority” (!important)
  • pattern matching (selectors and media queries)
  • now it also has variables
  • ubiquity (every front-end dev knows it a little)
  • tooling (LSP, linter, even superset langs like LESS, etc)

But for some reason, nobody uses it for config :person_shrugging:

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