> the explicit reason was that people were using json comments to encode all the metadata and crap from XML like namespaces to make fully reversible JSON/XML co

> the explicit reason was that people were using json comments to encode all the metadata and crap from XML like namespaces to make fully reversible JSON/XML converters Oh is that why. I had heard that comments were taken out because people were using it for "parser directives" or something vague. This makes a lot more sense (although I'm sure there were all manners of hacks in the comments). Definitely a bullet dodged there.