Guiding values help the Technical Steering Committee to make decisions what to include, and how to include things in the standard.
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We favor a small standard over a large one
- Instead of adding every field to the standard, go more in favor of allowing extensions
- Keep the standard small, so it remains simple
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We favor interoperability over readability
- Tool interoperability (import/export) is crucial for the success of the standard
- Developers, however, should still be able to read and write the YAML format