[Json] Comments in JSON = De facto standard. Re: Human JSON (Hjson)

Anders Rundgren <anders.rundgren.net@gmail.com> Thu, 26 May 2016 04:54 UTC

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Date: Thu, 26 May 2016 06:53:59 +0200
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Subject: [Json] Comments in JSON = De facto standard. Re: Human JSON (Hjson)
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Adding comments to JSON would IMO solve the "human" part.
It is already used in Chrome config files since ages back.

Anders