Show HN: STXT, a human-first XML alternative I created in 2013, is now ready

Category: devtools

Tags: configuration-language, data-serialization, schema-validation, indentation-based, xml-alternative

Score: 6.3/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 6, Documentation: 8, Utility: 5)

STXT is a human-first, indentation-based language for documents and structured data, offering schemas, templates, namespaces, and literal text blocks as an alternative to XML and YAML. It provides multiple language ports, a CLI, a VS Code extension, a playground, and a comprehensive conformance kit, all under an MIT license.

Target audience: backend developers, data engineers, devops, technical writers

Repository: https://stxt.dev/ · MIT

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