Learn YAML from Scratch in 2024

Master the data types, syntax, and advanced features of YAML with lots of practical examples

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Dec 2023
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What you will learn

What is YAML?

Overview of YAML data serialization language and its benefits

Overview of various use cases of YAML

Building a deep understanding of YAML's syntax and its supported data types

Using simple and complex data types of YAML to model data

Generating powerful structures using nested containers

Ability to create, understand and maintain structured data using YAML data format

Working with anchors in documents

Usage of advanced features of YAML

Various tools for creating YAML effectively

Description

What is YAML?

YAML stands for YAML Ain't Markup Language. It is a very popular data serialization format for storing configuration data or exchanging data between people and computers. It is more human-readable and concise than XML or JSON. It has now become a key technology for creating complex configurations in various modern technologies like automation, testing, containerization, cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP) deployment, DevOps, etc.

About this Course

Wondering what YAML files are? This course provides a comprehensive overview of the YAML data serialization language, covering its syntax and the basic concepts like key-value pairs, lists, nested structures, and advanced features.

This course is for Software Engineers, Full Stack Web Developers, DevOps Engineers, Software Architects, Managers, and Hobbyists; Develop the skills to write and understand the YAML files effectively, making it easier to configure and manage configuration data across various applications and systems.

Why you should learn YAML

Every IT professional looking to create structured data in a compact and human-readable format should learn YAML (YAML ain't markup language). YAML is a key technology for creating complex configurations in various modern technologies related to automation, testing, containerization, AWS/Azure/GCP cloud deployment, DevOps, etc.

Learning about YAML would be very beneficial for today's IT Professionals. Below is a list of some of the popular software tools and frameworks that make extensive use of the YAML data format.

  • DevOps - CircleCI, Travis CI, Azure DevOps, Jenkins X

  • Frameworks: Spring Boot,

  • Automation: Chef Automate, Ansible

  • Container: Docker, Kubernetes

  • Documentation: Swagger,

  • and many more ...

This course covers YAML specifications in their entirety in a very to-the-point manner.

Key Highlights

Learning Objectives for this course are -  

  1.   Understand what YAML is, its purpose and benefits

  2.   Build fluency with the YAML syntax

  3.   How to use primitive data types in a YAML document

  4.   How to use complex data types in a YAML document to model data

  5.   How to use advanced features of YAML processors

  6.   Learn to write and read YAML files effectively

  7.   Comparison of YAML with other popular data formats like JSON and XML

  8.   How to represent data using YAML files

  9.   Master advanced YAML techniques and best practices

  10.   What are the different styles and special features of YAML?

  11.   Get to know tools and technologies that leverage the YAML format

  12.   How to create YAML documents effectively

  13.   How to validate YAML files

  14.   Learn about various tools for creating valid YAML documents effectively

What you will learn

1. Acquire a solid understanding of YAML's purpose, advantages, and common use cases.

2. Grasp the YAML syntax, including key-value pairs, lists, and nested structures.

3. Develop proficiency in writing and reading YAML files for configuring data accurately.

4. Explore advanced YAML techniques, such as anchors, aliases, and custom tags.

5. Implement best practices to ensure clean and maintainable YAML code.

After taking the course, you would add YAML to your skillset in two hours. You will have a great new skill that is transferable and highly applicable. This course is aimed at software engineers of all levels, from beginner to advanced, who want to get updated with YAML syntax.

Buying this course entitles you to all future updates.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for taking this course. However basic knowledge and familiarity with HTML, XML and JSON would be helpful.

Who is this course for

This course is aimed at software engineers of all levels, from beginner to advanced, who want to get up to date with YAML syntax. There are no prerequisites for taking this course. However, basic knowledge and familiarity with HTML, XML, and JSON would be helpful.

How is this course structured

The course is backed by carefully designed quizzes and engaging exercises. In addition, this course also contains video lectures, reading materials, associated presentations, source codes, and references to the latest tools, frameworks, and libraries related to YAML.

After completing this course, you would also earn a YAML certificate to add to your LinkedIn profile, resume, or personal website.

Content

Introduction

[Video] About this Course
[Article] Course Overview

Getting Started with YAML

[Video] Introduction to YAML
[Video] What is YAML?
[Article] YAML Overview
[Article] YAML Basics
Quiz on YAML fundamentals

YAML Features

[Video] Basic Syntax of YAML
[Article] Multi-Document Support in YAML
[Video] Different Styles in YAML
[Article] Block style and Flow style in YAML
[Video] Writing Comments in YAML
[Article] Comments
[Article] Summary of YAML Features
Quiz on YAML basic syntax

Comparision of Various Data Formats

[Video] Sample Data Model
[Video] Representing Data in XML
[Article] XML Overview
[Video] Representing Data in JSON
[Article] JSON Overview
[Video] Representing Data in YAML
[Article] YAML Overview

Data Types in YAML

[Article] Basic Data Types
[Video] Tags, Scalars (Variables) and Basic Data Types in YAML
Quiz on YAML data types
Quiz on Data Formats

Advanced Data Types in YAML

[Video] Sequences, Nested Sequences and Mappings in YAML
[Video] Dictionaries as Nested Mappings in YAML
[Article] Advanced Data Types in YAML
[Video] Anchors and Merging Mapping - Special Features in YAML
[Text] Special Features
Quiz on advanced data types in YAML

YAML Usage in Modern Tools

[Article] Popular Tools supporting YAML Data Format
[Article] Libraries for parsing and emitting YAML data
[Article] Useful Tools for Creating and Validating YAML data
Exercise on Creating and Validating YAML data

Course wrap up

Quiz on YAML
[Video] About the Author

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Reviews

Lance
April 16, 2023
I should be made clear that this course is for someone with 0-2 years experience max. I was hoping for more complex examples, including code in C#/C++/Java. Anything. Also, this could have been 3-4 videos. Intro/outro are annoying. Best of luck.
Don
October 3, 2021
Content was fair. Cheesy background music on top of a thick accent makes it difficult to understand what is being said.
Sacthaku
August 3, 2021
Hi Tarun, I think you have covered everything the required. I was not aware of YAML before and now when i am studying AWS cloud formation then i realized the content you have covered are very much useful. Thanks for the course.
piyush
May 2, 2021
The simplicity with which trainer has explained this topic is very appreciable. even a beginer can understand it very well with clarity. I very much liked the comparison used among Json, XML and YAML to explain the concepts, that helped me to understand the context of YAML Usage.
Shailendra
April 12, 2021
There is nothing in this course. It's less than basic. I did not take away anything from this course. YouTube free videos are more helpful than this.
Nikita
January 26, 2021
Amazing Course, Nicely explained. Very helpful for beginners to learn easily from basics and get expertise. The core topics are covered in depth step by step with live examples and all fundamentals concepts, I truely enjoyed learning this course very informative highly recommended to everyone, waiting eagerly to learn more topics Thanks Tarun Telang wish you all the best..!!!
Sanjay
January 17, 2021
Course is quite good for a complete beginner for me. But I would suggest, that there could be less number of slides with static text and there should be more video explanations for concepts. It seems like dry theory sometimes. Keep up the good work.. :)

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