Parsing JSON is a Minefield

Re:Parsing JSON is a Minefield by mikeash on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @11:49AM (#12797461)

If you meant that it would throw or return an error on malformed input, I totally agree. You must always handle errors that your calls might return, and especially when those calls are given anything derived from outside input.

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Re:Parsing JSON is a Minefield by s_q_b on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @12:02PM (#12797575)

Yes, generally, and specifically that failure to handle this type of error can cause all sorts of plague, pestilence, and application compromise.

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Re:Parsing JSON is a Minefield by mikeash on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @12:07PM (#12797619)

Indeed, forgetting to check for errors is a great way to cause all sorts of terrible bugs. That's one reason I'm starting to become a fan of checked exceptions and result types.

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