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Python as a Configuration Language Using Starlark (openrun.dev)
4 points by ajayvk 244 days ago
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There has been lots of discussions about the issues with YAML and other config languages. This post looks at the experience with using Starlark as the configuration language for infrastructure deployment using OpenRun.

Starlark can result in much more concise and flexible config for end-users. It does require extra work on the part of the developers who are writing the code which reads the Starlark based config.