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> The advantage of Mark over S-expressions is that it is more modern Is it more modern because it is newer? There is mention of how adoption is limited, but wo
by rdtsc 9y ago
> The advantage of Mark over S-expressions is that it is more modern
Is it more modern because it is newer? There is mention of how adoption is limited, but wouldn't the adoption of a completely new syntax be even more limited :-)
There is even a canonical representation using length prefixes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canonical_S-expressions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canonical_S-expressions
- henryluo 9y agoBeing 'more modern' means Mark takes a JS-first or web-first approach in its design. Whether we like it or not, JS has dominated the web. JSON is successful, partly because it takes a JS-first approach. Mark inherits this approach.