Re: Following up on the good argument for XML thread, JSON is simpler and more space efficient, and seems to be catching on as a data interchange format!

Ben Finney <bignose+hates-spam_at_benfinney.id.au> writes:

> Casey Hawthorne <caseyhHAMMER_TIME_at_istar.ca> writes:
>
> > I wonder what the trade-offs are between JSON, XML, and other data
> > interchange formats.
>
> I've found many programmers using YAML <URL:http://www.yaml.org/>

The specification for YAML acknowledges prior art <URL:http://www.yaml.org/spec/1.2/spec.html#id2708710> and even discusses comparisons with JSON and XML
<URL:http://www.yaml.org/spec/1.2/spec.html#id2759572> <URL:http://www.yaml.org/spec/1.2/spec.html#id2759732>.

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