Chapter 13. Achieving interoperability with JSON
This chapter covers
Overview of the JSON data format
Using GWT’s JSON support
Yahoo’s JSON search service
Examples of JSON server-side in Java, Perl, and Ruby
JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) is a message format designed to be lightweight and easy to learn. The format it provides is meant to be JavaScript friendly and, at the same time, easy to read and write in any language. You can find the JSON specification at json.org; it has met with quite a bit of success, assuming that you equate success with adoption. On the home page of the JSON site are nearly 40 implementations in no fewer than 20 different languages. Because JSON is easy to learn and is widely available, it’s an ideal choice for communication ...
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