Join Joseph Lowery for an in-depth discussion in this video Understanding YAML, part of Working with Data on the Web.
So far, we've looked at CSV, XML and JSON as data on the web…solutions, all of which are text-based and all of which are fairly easy to read.…In this chapter, we'll examine another entry in the data on…the web sweepstakes, one that relies on visual spacing to provide structure.…I am, of course, referring to YAML.…The YAML does not, as some would think, stand for Yet…Another Markup Language. Rather, it's a recursive acronym that's…short for, YAML Ain't Markup Language because so little markup is actually used.…
It was first proposed in 2001 and created by the wonderfully named…Ingy dot Net, along with partners Clark Evans and Oren Ben-Kiki.…You can find the latest version as well as reference material at the yaml.org site.…Don't be taken aback by the purely textual…page, the page itself is written in YAML format.…The creators of YAML refer to…it as a Human-readable data serialization standard.…Which, ironically, is somewhat less human understandable than YAML code itself.…
Here, we're seeing a user with a first name, last name, and state specified.…
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8/21/2013First, discover how data is collected via standard and advanced HTML5 forms. Then look at a client-friendly approach to storing that data using simple CSV files. Next, Joseph shows how to store, manage, and style data with the three big players: the granddaddy of static data, XML; the popular JavaScript-based JSON; and the recursively named YAML (YAML Ain't Markup Language), frequently used in Ruby-based projects. Plus, take a close look at basic HTML5 data options, including local storage and the flexible data attribute.
- Interacting with data through HTML forms
- Storing data as comma-separated values
- Saving, retrieving, and displaying data as XML
- Setting up and updating JSON data
- Creating a YAML data file
- Using HTML5 data storage solutions
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome53s
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About the exercise files1m 9s
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1. The State of Data on the Web
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2. Handling Client-Friendly CSV
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Parsing CSV files5m 6s
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Cross-platform CSV tools4m 31s
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3. Exploring XML
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Understanding XML structure3m 26s
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Saving data as XML10m 20s
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Enhanced styling with XSLT8m 43s
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4. Incorporating JSON
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Setting up JSON data2m 55s
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Interacting with JavaScript11m 10s
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Updating your JSON data6m 1s
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5. Investigating YAML
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Understanding YAML2m 54s
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Creating a YAML data file6m 21s
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Parsing YAML with JavaScript10m 8s
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Working with YAML tools4m 4s
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6. Applying HTML5 Solutions
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What's available in HTML53m 58s
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Utilizing local storage8m 23s
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Conclusion
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Next steps15s
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