Using YAML with Ruby on Rails
I find YAML to be a godsend when rendering static data that doesn't necessarily need to be a part of a database using Ruby on Rails.
In the Ruby ecosystem, `YAML` is the de facto standard for setting and sourcing configurations or various settings that more or less remain constant.
The Ruby on Rails framework uses `YAML` heavily for things such as localization, configuration, and more, but you can tap into `YAML` files in your own applications.
For my course Hello Rails (hellorails.io), I used YAML to render almost all the content on the marketing page you see when you visit the site. It didn't make much sense to host that data in a database, and it was way quicker to update and fine-tune over time.
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