JSON's clever idea of being a subset of JavaScript (and Python) makes it an instantly useable, lightweight, and highly nimble way to handle data interchange for AJAX. It's faster to parse and vastly easier to use than XML. By AllanBaaschin Miscellaneous > H - P > JSONwith ajaxindexjsonspeeding
Speeding Up AJAX with JSON some comparison of json against xml JSON's clever idea of being a subset of JavaScript (and Python) makes it an instantly useable, lightweight, and highly nimble way to handle data interchange for AJAX. It's faster to parse and vastly easier to use than XML. By chrisdumlerin Public bookmarkswith developmentjsonwebxml
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