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Not really as JSON is not valid JavaScript and requires its own parser. It's based on JavaScript, but it is not JavaScript.
by gnaritas 13y ago
Not really as JSON is not valid JavaScript and requires its own parser. It's based on JavaScript, but it is not JavaScript.
- daxelrod 13y agoI was skeptical, but I did some searching, and you appear to be right! The difference seems to come down to string handling: http://timelessrepo.com/json-isnt-a-javascript-subset http://timelessrepo.com/json-isnt-a-javascript-subset
- gnaritas 13y agoHa, same article where I first learned this.