I'm just going to quote myself from the thread above: > You can serialize object graphs without concern for cycles. The contract is simple (it serializes field

I'm just going to quote myself from the thread above: > You can serialize object graphs without concern for cycles. The contract is simple (it serializes fields, as opposed to dealing with weird bean naming conventions). It handles types and structures automatically. `transient` is built into the language. Polymorphism just works. I like Jackson more than most. And there are many contexts in which JSON is the better answer. But there are also many contexts in which Java serialization is a better answer. Even with the security considerations.