> I don't think a large group can pick a standard. There are plenty of cases where this has happened. JSON has already become the defacto standard. It's not a

> I don't think a large group can pick a standard. There are plenty of cases where this has happened. JSON has already become the defacto standard. It's not a the step to formalize a ubiquitous format has been taken many times. Every major platform supports it or uses it exclusively. Some frameworks and tooling, only uses JSON (true of other formats to an extent, ie json more than yaml). > What works well for one programming language does not work for another, I'm not sure why this roundabout whataboutism is compelling. A standard protocol is used in absence of other restrictions or benefits of another This doesn't snap away the other protocols from existence.