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Re:Why is JSON so popular? Developers want out of the syntax... by mpunaskar on Thursday June 23, 2011 @05:18AM (#2687239)
first thing that comes to mind is saving on bandwith.imagine sending same amount data down the line with less bandwidth.
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Re:Why is JSON so popular? Developers want out of the syntax... by arocks on Thursday June 23, 2011 @08:54AM (#2687648)
Actually early proponents of XML used to downplay this by claiming that it will be compressed on wire anyways and it's well-suited to higher compression
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