> Rather than claiming he invented JSON he instead says he discovered it–almost as if he was a naturalist on an expedition in some uncharted territory. JSON is

> Rather than claiming he invented JSON he instead says he discovered it–almost as if he was a naturalist on an expedition in some uncharted territory. JSON is part of javascript (it's even right there in the name). Far from uncharted territory, javascript was a deliberate human creation. His contribution was to extract that specific part, and apply it to another problem.