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Re: [Json] Proposed rechartering for the JSON WG

Tim Bray <tbray@textuality.com> Sat, 08 February 2014 23:10 UTC

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From: Tim Bray <tbray@textuality.com>
To: Nico Williams <nico@cryptonector.com>
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Subject: Re: [Json] Proposed rechartering for the JSON WG
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On Sat, Feb 8, 2014 at 2:50 PM, Nico Williams <nico@cryptonector.com> wrote:


>  In absence of a JSON
> schema language (or three) we'll have to resort to showing examples
> and English prose for the rest.
>

Another excellent reason not to have a JSON schema language.  I think that
the very best protocol specs center around clear English prose and
well-chosen illustrative examples, and schema cleverness is often a
distraction from getting that right.


>
> Nico
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