I did try using YAML to pass data in HTTP headers from a (public-facing) server running mod_perl to a back-end server running mod_ruby. Since the data was pretty simple (a Hash), and therefore also a primitive type in both Perl and Ruby, YAML seemed like a good fit. It worked almostly completely smoothly; I seem to remember finding some surprises with empty elements, perhaps. I can't quite remember (not at the same PC today). Anyway, the code was amazingly concise compared to the stuff I write to use XML as a Perl-Java bridge.

In this area, YAML has got some things going in its favour: a fast C-implementation (Syck) that works with PHP, Python and Ruby (it's in the 1.8 core); potentially less code; and less "stuff" to shunt about. I can see it being useful in internal applications, where the ease of cross-platform object sharing is a win; I can't see it taking off in public interfaces, where the preponderance of the (often Java-backed) XML apps is so great. Plus, bear in mind that they're not really the same thing; XML is a far more general-purpose tool than YAML, which is (just) a 'data serialization language.

cheers
ViceRaid

In reply to Re: Re: Data Exchange between perl and java. by ViceRaid
in thread Data Exchange between perl and java. by GermanHerman

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