JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) is used with JavaScript, of course. It will be familiar to Web developers that use it for client/server communication. YAML stands for YAML Ain’t Markup Language.

Introducing JavaScript Object Notation JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) is a lightweight data-interchange format. It is easy for humans to read and write, and easy for machines to parse and generate.

For one thing, "native support" doesn't the mean same thing as introducing a new native JSON type, as was done for XML. As a refresher, JSON -- standing for JavaScript Object Notation -- uses text ...

JSON has stolen some of XML's thunder with features such as human and machine readability, a lightweight, compact text structure and support for many software and hardware platforms. JSON (JavaScript ...