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Looking back I recall this article I read in 2005, it was interesting to note it had some similarities to the way data is expressed in JSON and similar ways to
by sixdimensional 14y ago
Looking back I recall this article I read in 2005, it was interesting to note it had some similarities to the way data is expressed in JSON and similar ways to declare functions that we now use in javascript (myfunc = function(input) { }, etc.). JSON was released in RFC 4627 in 2006 - the timing and similarity is interesting.
http://www.rebol.com/article/0206.html http://www.rebol.com/article/0206.html
- tomcon 14y agoNot an accidental similarity, Douglas Crockford credits Rebol as an influence for json. https://erikeldridge.wordpress.com/tag/crockford/ https://erikeldridge.wordpress.com/tag/crockford/
- gchiu 14y agoDouglas Crockford says JSON was influenced by REBOL.
- teh_klev 14y agoHere's Doug Crockford mentioning Rebol as an influence: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=-C-JoyNuQJs#t=1307s http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v...