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		the_jeremy on Nov 15, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: YAML: It's Time to Move On > json doesn't even need commas JSON is defined by the spec. The people who wrote the spec think otherwise[0]. [0]: https://www.json.org/json-en.html > Arrays with hole are a JS-only feature. There are other langauges that allow arrays with missing elements.

afiori on Nov 15, 2021 [–]

JSON requires commas, but does not need them, semantically they are treated like whitespace

The document > {1:2 3:[4 5]}

can only be "commafied" to > {1:2, 3:[4, 5]}

> There are other langauges that allow arrays with missing elements.

But javascript is the only one that gave JSON the JS in its name

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