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FAQ

Why TOML for the configuration files?

Heroku captures it well in their "Ground Control to Major TOML: Why Buildpacks Use a Most Peculiar Format" blog post. TOML is a minimal configuration file format that's easy to read because of its simple semantics. It’s also easy for machines to read and write; you can even append to a TOML file without reading it first, which makes it a great data interchange format.