> Though I think the biggest benefit of JSON is that it is so simple, at least compared to XML. Or more precisely, that it appears simple at first glance, and

> Though I think the biggest benefit of JSON is that it is so simple, at least compared to XML. Or more precisely, that it appears simple at first glance, and that it is very easy to get started with. TFA (or just practical experience trying to build an interoperable JSON-based API) should convince anyone that it is not simple in the long term :).