Have you heard of ESON(JSON) Schema?
Are we doing top post, or pre post?
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> On Jul 26, 2014, at 8:51 AM, "Costello, Roger L." <> wrote:
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> Hi Folks,
>
> I have been using XML a long time. I think it's fabulous.
>
> Recently I have been immersed in JSON. I think it's also fabulous.
>
> Which is better: XML or JSON?
>
> I think that's the wrong question. The right question is: why are they so fabulous?
>
> XML and JSON are really not so different. They are both meta-languages. That is, they instruct users: "Create your languages by following this form."
>
> There is no reason to believe that the XML form or the JSON form is the one divine form.
>
> But, the concept of defining a meta-language and then deriving languages from it, well, that is a truly divine idea.
>
> XML and JSON should be treated as good meta-languages. That is, they provide fine examples of how to create languages: define a meta-language first and then from it create languages.
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> Are you part of a community that needs to create a collection of languages? Create a meta-language first and then derive your languages from it.
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> May a thousand meta-languages flourish.
>
> I welcome your thoughts.
>
> /Roger
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