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Re:How to Replace IMAP by dlsspy on Thursday February 04, 2010 @07:08PM (#1102133)
> All data that's ever sent to or received from the server would be in JSON format. JSON is much more human-readable than XML.

I don't need my protocols to be human readable. I need my computers to read them and know that I've got good, bug-free, reusable, efficient, and easy-to understand implementations.

This isn't an argument for XML over JSON -- I've made good use of both, but I don't want to consider how easy it is to type up communication protocols when I'm defining stuff the replacement for something I expect to take over the world.

It's by far easier to implement the memcached binary protocol as a client or a server than it is to implement the text protocol. Easier to get right, more regular, and just generally more pleasant.

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Re:How to Replace IMAP by regularfry on Friday February 05, 2010 @04:38AM (#1103183)
As far as I'm concerned, the argument for JSON over XML is that the parser should be much lighter. No bloody entities to worry about, for a start.
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