6 December 2007
Using JSON to Exchange Data
Posted by Mikhail Esteves under: General .
Javascript Object Notation (JSON) is a fancy name for a simple idea: A web page can download data stored as javascript variables. It’s caused a buzz in the tech world because JSON is much easier to load, read and manipulate compared to XML. Also, parsing large XML files can be a large performance hit – JSON gives you an object, packaged up and ready to go!
[…]
XML is fine for certain things, but it can be quite cumbersome. JSON is great because you can include data in an easy, painless process. There’s no parsing step – you are getting your variables “for free” by just including the javascript file.