You're Using JSON, Why not MessagePack?

Re:You're Using JSON, Why not MessagePack? by cullenking on Saturday May 21, 2011 @05:38PM (#2571806)

Zip both resulting strings and I bet you it's a wash. Since JSON is mostly used (at least by me) for sending data to client side javascript, it doesn't make a difference. JSON is just easier.

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Re:You're Using JSON, Why not MessagePack? by freebird_uk on Sunday May 22, 2011 @08:52AM (#2573164)

Yup. We tested messagepack a while back in our environment. Speed difference was 2% versus gzipped JSON. Not enough to invest time in changing a working system and losing human readability.

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Re:You're Using JSON, Why not MessagePack? by Johngibb on Sunday May 22, 2011 @02:23AM (#2572780)

Also - I'd have to assume that the performance benefit of native JSON parsing in modern browsers is non-negligible...

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