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Who is JSON?

Phillip Shim on July 08, 2019

  JSON is a lightweight text-based data that stands for JavaScript Object Notation. This format is a popular choice when transferring data on a ne...
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Eugene Karataev

I also find it valuable to stringify JSON in a readable format by providing the third argument to the function (number of spaces). This is very handy when you have a long JSON to analyze or debug.
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Phillip Shim

Thanks for sharing! Very useful tip.

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codingkim

Oh, this one is what I was looking for. Thank you for sharing this!

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Phillip Shim

Glad it could help!

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Erwan ROUSSEL

That’s a funny way to introduce JSON I think it could be very helpful thanks 🙏

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Phillip Shim

I am glad it could help!

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Adam Crockett 🌀

Best meme award!

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Nwafor Austine • Edited

I know who JSON is.

He is that guy who taught JavaScript how to communicate fluently with his brothers from other countries.

😁😁😁

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Phillip Shim

Agreed!

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Phillip Shim

Love the meme! thanks for additional insight!