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> JSON is the worst form of encoding — except for all the others that have been tried. Edgy pessimism is tiring, we get it everything sucks but this is the bes
by pipeline_peak 4y ago
> JSON is the worst form of encoding — except for all the others that have been tried.
Edgy pessimism is tiring, we get it everything sucks but this is the best we got, even though you still hate it.
> It’s not easily read by humans, but it can be read by humans.
What does this even mean, why, how? It’s so easy to complain about something without admitting you don’t have a better solution.
Maybe I’m bitter from my ERP dev ops role where I’m constantly enduring little thorns throughout the pipeline and overall codebase. But this way of thinking isn’t practical, you won’t get far if they’re what you deal with day to day.
- preseinger 4y agoI don't see this as edgy pessimism, I see it as pragmatic optimism. The author isn't complaining about JSON, they're acknowledging JSON as the best choice despite its warts.
- pipeline_peak 4y agoI understand his intention, but “the worst form of encoding” is pretty ridiculous.
- hot_gril 4y agoYeah, I'd just say "good form of general-purpose encoding."
- preseinger 4y agoIt's a reference to the old adage about government > Democracy is the worst form of government – except for all the others that have been tried https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/petermillett/2014/03/05/the-worst-form-of-government/ https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/petermillett/2014/03/05/the-worst-...
- pipeline_peak 4y agoOh my mistake
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