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1. 1LB
   Lowdefy – Build internal tools with YAML on an open-source framework▲107

   2021 · lowdefy.com

2. 2IB
   I built Multy – Generate a short URL to share a list of websites▲128

   2021 · multy.me

3. 3EA
   Eno – A lightning fast, user-friendly YAML/TOML alternative▲102

   eno [1] - A modern plaintext language w/ libraries [2] for JavaScript, Python, Ruby & soon more! We migrated a big relational research database to a file-based solution - requirements were: - Super fast and easy editability for users - Highest performance for parsing/validating >10K documents on every user change. Our trials with YAML/TOML showed us that we wanted something both faster [3][4] and easier [4], something tailored for file-based content management ... and after months of research & development it's now publicly available (under MIT license) for everyone! Last but…

   2018

4. 4IB
   I built a cute, little isometric block stacking editor in QML▲100

   2021 · kdab.com

5. 5IB
   I built a free oEmbed API for the web▲61

   2013 · oembed.io

6. 6CY
   Construct YAML from a Directory Tree▲21

   2019 · github.com

7. 7IT
   I transformed my library into a Node and 100% coverage and Travis tutorial▲62

   2016 · github.com

8. 8IB
   I built a programming language for beginners▲25

   2020 · dip-lang.org

9. 9GD
   Generate Database Driven Web Apps and API's with Fields from a YAML File▲13

   2016 · github.com

10. 10IS
    I started a repo for sharing algorithm implementations▲52

    Everything that would be here is in the README. I hope this gets big, it has tons of potential.

    2013 · github.com

11. 11IM
    I Made a Web API for Textual Data▲27

    2013 · skr.io

12. 12PG
    Pike – Generate CRUD gRPC backends from single YAML description▲9

    2020 · github.com

13. 13IM
    I made an API builder for side projects▲6

    2022 · getquickbase.com

14. 14BL
    Build Live AI and RAG Pipelines in Minutes with YAML Templates▲8

    Hello everyone! I am Jan, CTO and one of the creators of Pathway, the real-time data processing framework. I’m excited to share Pathway’s ready-to-use AI Pipelines, configurable with just YAML! These frameworks offer out-of-the-box solutions for AI search, RAG, and more—optimized for real-time indexing and in-memory processing. What makes it simple? YAML templates! The pipeline templates are fully customizable using YAMLs to fit your needs, from changing the data sources to the choice of the LLM model, all without touching Pathway’s Python code. Thanks to the Pathway data processing engine,…

    2024 · pathway.com

15. 15IM
    I made a Vim-like editor for building webpages▲14

    2020 · vivpage.com

16. 16GR
    GitFrame, rapid mockups with GitHub and YAML▲9

    2014 · gitframe.com

17. 17IB
    I built an online programming language▲8

    2023 · lineone.dev

18. 18FF
    Frontmatter Format: A micro-format for YAML metadata on any file▲8

    2024 · github.com

19. 19YY
    YDML – YAML DOM Markup Language▲5

    2017 · github.com

20. 20MF
    My first Jekyll based documentation portal▲12

    2012 · docs.dokeeno.com

21. 21HA
    Helix apply -f deploy YAML GenAI with RAG and APIs on local open models [video]▲8

    Demo starts at 50m into the video. This was a bit terrifying to record because 2am the previous night everything was totally broken after a major refactor (so that we could add external LLM support as well as local GPUs). But pressure can be a useful force :-D We start with a stack deployed on my laptop without a GPU, pointing to together.ai so we can run open source LLMs easily without having to have access to a GPU. We show simple inference through the ChatGPT-like web interface (with users, sessions etc) and then simple drag'n'drop RAG. Then we show some helix apps defined as yaml: Marvin…

    2024 · youtube.com

22. 22YV
    YAML Validator –A simple Docker-based YAML checker▲5

    Hi HN, I made a tiny tool called YAML Validator that checks your YAML files with one Docker command — no installs, no setup, no excuses. It does: - Syntax checks - yamllint linting - checkov security scanning - All in one lightweight, zero-config container --------------------------------------------------------- How to use: docker run -v "$(pwd):/data" pooyanazad/yaml-checker Optional alias (for .bashrc / .zshrc): alias ytest='docker run -v "$(pwd):/data" pooyanazad/yaml-checker' Then simply call: ytest sample.yaml YAML powers CI/CD, configs, infra ,and…

    Nov 2025

23. 23CC
    CI/CD in your terminal, zero YAML▲7

    We're two engineers that got fed up with context switching. Why do we need to do a git push, open a browser tab, wait for some task to actually start, bite nails (or read HackerNews) for 10 minutes or more while dependencies are being installed for the 100th time and finally end up with an invalid YAML error. And for some reason this usually happens in the final stage of the pipeline leading up to the inevitable git commits "Fixed", "Fixed again", "Test", "Really fixed this time". We can do better. We set out to build Zippy. A CI/CD system that works from your terminal. No context…

    Mar 2026 · zippy.sh

24. 24LA
    LLM Applications from Yml Files▲5

    You build LLM applications with YAML files, that define an execution graph. Nodes can be either LLM API calls, regular function executions or other graphs themselves. Because you can nest graphs easily, building complex applications is not an issue, but at the same time you don't lose control. The YAML basically states what are the tasks that need to be done and how they connect. Other than that, you only write individual python functions to be called during the execution. No new classes and abstractions to learn.

    2024 · github.com

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