In Defense of YAML: https://opensource.posit.co/blog/2026-05-21_in-defense-of-yaml/
Good comparison of YAML and TOML, including some history.
A common refrain among developers: YAML is bad and TOML is good. This post argues otherwise, tracing the history of configuration formats, examining what YAML 1.2 actually fixed, and introducing py-yaml12, a new Rust-backed Python library for working with the modern spec.
