Electronic Design

What's the Difference Between JSON, XML, and YAML?

These text-file formats can all be used to store structured data for embedded and Web applications—but there are differences among them. What are JSON, XML, and YAML? Text-file formats that can be ...
TheServerSide

JSON (JavaScript Object Notation)

What is JSON (JavaScript Object Notation)? JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a text-based, human-readable data interchange format used to exchange data between web clients and web servers. The ...
InfoWorld

Java XML and JSON: Document processing for Java SE, Part 1: SAXON and Jackson

XML and JSON are important to me, and I’m grateful to Apress for letting me write an entire book about them. In this article I will briefly introduce the second edition of my new book, Java XML and ...
InfoWorld

Intro to JSON-LD: JSON for the semantic web

JSON-LD extends JSON to include linking information. Here's how it could make JSON a top-tier player in hypermedia and the semantic web. JSON-LD looks to unite the promise of self-describing ...
TheServerSide

Is JSON and XML your REST performance bottleneck?

The widespread use of ASCII encoding formats like JSON and rest may be killing server performance. A wide variety of emerging binary formats offer significantly improved performance for processing ...