Dave Longley wrote: > On 06/03/2011 02:24 PM, Brian Peterson wrote: >> >> I believe that the popularity of JSON is based primarily on its >> simplicity. IMHO, JS developers and other consumers of JSON are going >> to expect simplicity. A JSON-LD specification that is 10x longer than >> the original JSON specification is going to be a non-starter for the >> majority of JSON developers -- a big majority. Honestly, I think the >> first JSON-LD spec should fit in an email (a short email, unlike the >> ones I tend to write). >> > > I definitely agree that much of JSON's popularity is due to its > simplicity. However, my opinion is that most JS/JSON developers probably > haven't looked at the JSON spec. Most JS developers certainly haven't > looked at the ECMAScript spec. > > If a developer does have a question, then I'd expect them to be much > more likely to look at examples on the web or a "howto" page than the > spec. Exactly people just google "MDC methodName()"!, the spec just has to be technically sound and easily understandable for *implementers* to read (whilst implementing), the rest will follow from that.Received on Friday, 17 June 2011 21:39:38 UTC
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