XML Output: libxo - provide single API to output TXT, XML, JSON and HTML

[Pietro Cerutti]

On 2014-Jul-28, 22:56, Stephen Hurd wrote:
> Jordan Hubbard wrote:
> > Is there some reason JSON is not sufficient?  I think that’s a better question to ask, since the conversation otherwise quickly tends to sound a little like “I’ll accept any single unified format as long as it’s the specific one I like!” :)   I think the greater good argument would suggest just picking one that’s expressive enough (roll a pair of dice), put on your bikeshed-proof sunglasses, and proceed.
> 
> The biggest problem I tend to have with JSON is that there is no comment
> format.  I rarely update a configuration without adding a comment
> regarding it, and since JSON doesn't have comments, it's simply a
> non-starter for most of my usage.  The whole "just a key that you know
> isn't real" hack is terrible.

There's an interesting post about whether this really is a problem:

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/json/conversations/topics/156

I'm not saying it isn't, just that there are reasons why comments are
not part of JSON.

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Pietro Cerutti
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