CIO

XML is toast, long live JSON

If you haven’t heard much about XML lately, you’re not the only one. XML has been rapidly falling out of favor with developers and has been replaced with a more flexible and faster format. XML, the ...
InfoWorld

What is JSON? The universal data format

JSON is the leading data interchange format for web applications and more. Here’s what you need to know about JavaScript Object Notation. JSON, or JavaScript Object Notation, is a format used to ...
TheServerSide

JSON (JavaScript Object Notation)

What is JSON (JavaScript Object Notation)? JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a text-based, human-readable data interchange format used to exchange data between web clients and web servers. The ...
Electronic Design

What's the Difference Between JSON, XML, and YAML?

These text-file formats can all be used to store structured data for embedded and Web applications—but there are differences among them. What are JSON, XML, and YAML? Text-file formats that can be ...
TheServerSide

Is JSON and XML your REST performance bottleneck?

The widespread use of ASCII encoding formats like JSON and rest may be killing server performance. A wide variety of emerging binary formats offer significantly improved performance for processing ...