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		civilized on Feb 4, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A reasonable configuration language Okay, then in your terms my question would be "why is the best language for configuration not an existing language?"

ncallaway on Feb 5, 2024 [–]

I think the fact that most configuration languages tend towards being declarative, while many popular languages are imperative would tend towards an answer.

But, like, the answer is because "people had an itch that they couldn't scratch".

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