Re: [Json] Human JSON (Hjson)

[Sean Leonard <[e-mail]>]

On 5/24/2016 4:52 PM, Carsten Bormann wrote:
> First, the name. If something calls itself X, it should be an X.
>
> HJSON is not JSON.  It is a Hacked JSON.
>
> Second,
>
>> People seem to prefer JSON for
>> configuration over YAML and other config formats.
> Can't be.  YAML *contains* JSON.
> If you like JSON, you already like YAML, because every JSON file is a
> YAML file.
> (You may not like what else YAML brings to the table, but that would be
> a mistake.)
>
> (If you like JSON mostly because everything is JSON, well: HJSON isn't.)
>
> Third, YAML also isn't stuck with the limitations of the JSON data model.
> Binary data, maps with keys that aren't strings, etc.
>
> I'm not opposed to writing a spec for a Hacked JSON.  However, I think
> the time spent for doing that would be much better invested in an
> updated spec for YAML.

Yeah I pretty much agree with Carsten. A nice effort, but I do not 
support moving forward with this as-is. More thoughts in a separate 
e-mail (eventually).

Regards,

Sean