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VS Code has been letting you write invalid JSON for years, and it’s completely intentional

Your config files were never really JSON, as Microsoft planned it that way.
techtarget

HCL vs. JSON: Configuration language uses, pros and cons

Infrastructure as code is a critical component of today's system management environment. Various configuration managers, such as Ansible, Puppet and Terraform, recognize and work with specific ...
Dark Reading

JSON Config File Leaks Azure ActiveDirectory Credentials

A publicly accessible configuration file for ASP.NET Core applications has been leaking credentials for Azure ActiveDirectory (AD), potentially allowing cyberattackers to authenticate directly via ...

New Outlook stores your settings in a hidden file. You should back it up

For the past couple of years, Microsoft has made a concerted effort to move users from the classic Outlook app for Windows 11 ...
Redmond

Using Configuration Files to Control PowerShell Scripts, Part 1: The Basics

Recently, I have been hard at work, creating some really complex PowerShell scripts related to a few projects that I have been working on. One of the big lessons that I have learned through all of ...
Redmond

Using Configuration Files to Control PowerShell Scripts, Part 2: Building Blocks

In my previous article in this series, I explained that you can make your PowerShell scripts far more flexible and dynamic by leveraging a configuration file as opposed to hard coding all of the ...
techtarget

8 best practices for configuration file management

Configuration files remain a critical part of system deployment and management. Configuration file management is essential to maintain secure, available and consistent environments for users and ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Defining JSON Messages with JSON Schema

If you're building a RESTful Web service, you can provide both guidance and control around the JSON messages your service works with by replacing documentation with JSON Schemas. Say what you want ...