JSON-complete data formats and programming languages (opens in new tab)

Much of the data on the Internet is shared using a simple format called JSON. JSON is made of two composite types (arrays and key-value maps) and a small number of primitive types (64-bit floating-point numbers, strings, null, Booleans). That JSON became ubiquitous despite its simplicity is telling. { "name": "Nova Starlight", "age": 28, "powers": … Continue reading JSON-complete data format and programming languages