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10/10/2013 - 5:33 PM

My views on a Tweet by JayTaph

My views on a Tweet by JayTaph

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@JayTaph tweeted "JSON is NOT a config language. It's for javascripters who cant be bothered writing decent data conversions and models.."

This supports that statement. You know, for fun and profit.

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <meta charset='utf-8' />
    <title>Is JSON a config language?</title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1>Is JSON a config language?</h1>
    <code>
        (Javascripter = <span id="Javascripter">"Javascripter goes here"</span>) 
        === "JSON is <span id="Config-Language"></span> config language"
    </code>
    <script>
    
        var Javascripter = {
            "Write" : {
                  "DataConversions" : false
                , "Models" : false
            }
        };

        function canBeBothered(Javascripter){
            return Javascripter.DataConversions && Javascripter.Models;
        }

        document.getElementById('Javascripter').innerHTML = JSON.stringify(Javascripter);
        document.getElementById('Config-Language').innerHTML = (canBeBothered(Javascripter)?' a ':' NOT a ') ;
    </script>
</body>
</html>
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