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> simple statically typed scripting languages for generating YAML/HCL/etc configs

Do you actually want a statically typed _imperative_ language for generating configs?

Or do you want a sane, statically typed, declarative language for configs?

I haven’t seen a sane declarative language. I’m pretty sure what I want is an imperative language, especially since that’s already well-understood by the target audience. I’m open to persuasion, but I gave Cue an honest shot but it seemed to regard reuse as an afterthought at best rather than the main problem to solve (I think reuse was possible, but it wasn’t obvious and it seemed like it was only supported by accident).

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