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Mostly because S-expressions are terribly hard for humans to read... and everyone is already familiar with javascript syntax.
by quasarj 5y ago
Mostly because S-expressions are terribly hard for humans to read... and everyone is already familiar with javascript syntax.
- geysersam 5y agoI feel that depends on the formatting. Non-pretty JSON isn't very readable either. ``` (dict :name apple :ip 192.168.1.1 :nested (dict :property value ) ) ``` Is almost JSON.
- johnlorentzson 5y agoS-expressions aren't inherently more difficult to read than JSON, it's just a matter of getting used to it.
- HKH2 5y agoChinese isn't more difficult to read than English; it's just a matter of getting used to it.
- cylinder714 5y agoRivest's proposal includes an "advanced transport" representation, a more human-readable version. Here's a sample: http://people.csail.mit.edu/rivest/sexp-sample-a http://people.csail.mit.edu/rivest/sexp-sample-a