JSON also does not permit comments, which makes it unsuitable for many applications such as handwritten configuration files. :-/ It would be tempting to use JSON for such things, but it requires too much markup...and without comments it's pretty dead in the water. Things like YAML have been succeeding in this space instead...much to the annoyance of Rebol advocates.
But there is some potential for copying the successful aspects of these formats, while bringing back that Rebol flair with REN (REadable Notation):
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JSON also does not permit comments, which makes it unsuitable for many applications such as handwritten configuration files. :-/ It would be tempting to use JSON for such things, but it requires too much markup...and without comments it's pretty dead in the water. Things like YAML have been succeeding in this space instead...much to the annoyance of Rebol advocates.
But there is some potential for copying the successful aspects of these formats, while bringing back that Rebol flair with REN (REadable Notation):
https://github.com/rebolek/REN
Just basically Rebol "taking back JSON" and competing with the likes of YAML. We'll have to wait and see where that goes.