Convert complex YAML to .NET types with custom YamlDotNet type converters

When it comes to YAML serialization and deserialization in .NET, YamlDotNet is a go-to library with over 100 million downloads on NuGet. It is also integrated into various projects by Microsoft and the .NET team, despite the absence of an official Microsoft YAML library for .NET.

In this blog post, we will explore the process of creating custom YAML serializers and deserializers using YamlDotNet. To illustrate these concepts, we'll examine the specific use case of partially parsing the …

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