Home Assistant’s Month of “What the Heck?!” is back for November 2026. Tell us what makes Home Assistant hard to use, whether you set it up or just live with it.
I mean, their yaml editor still deletes comments. If I’ve barely learned how to make something something work, a little #comment in the yaml would really help future-me know where to look to learn it all over again, or even just wtf I was thinking with some {{template}}
They’ve been doing a pretty good job this year of focusing on quality of life and ease of use, so there’s hope
I dunno, multiple years of silence on the issue has soured my hopes considerably.
I mean, their yaml editor still deletes comments. If I’ve barely learned how to make something something work, a little #comment in the yaml would really help future-me know where to look to learn it all over again, or even just wtf I was thinking with some {{template}}
I really want that to be implemented but it seems HASS was really never considered and now it is a gargantuan effort to implement it.
but I hope they do it, even if it takes them long to get there.