YAML Ain't Markup Language
A human-readable data serialisation format widely used for configuration files (Docker Compose, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, Ansible). Whitespace-significant — indentation defines structure. Pronounced "YAM-ul".
"The GitHub Actions workflow is defined in YAML — indentation errors are the most common cause of failed pipeline runs."
A human-readable data serialisation format widely used for configuration files (Docker Compose, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, Ansible). Whitespace-significant — indentation defines structure. Pronounced "YAM-ul".
YAML stands for "YAML Ain't Markup Language".
"YAML" is pronounced /ˈjæməl/. Use the "Listen" button above to hear it spoken aloud.
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