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A little rude, isn't that? There's different fundamental metaphors: XML is a way of representing a tree with labeled nodes, and also a markup format; JSON is th
by andreyf 16y ago
A little rude, isn't that? There's different fundamental metaphors: XML is a way of representing a tree with labeled nodes, and also a markup format; JSON is the representation of arrays, simple maps, and basic types in unicode. Each has its uses.
- RyanMcGreal 16y agoTheir uses overlap in that they both broadly serve as a language for defining structured data being transfered between two different systems. For most use cases in this space, JSON is a) expressive enough and b) far easier to render, read and parse.
- michaelhart 16y agoVery well put. Especially B.