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On Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:32:42 +0100, Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote:

> You did not say why JSON is needed.

Because it’s such a convenient meta-format, and its text basis helps with 
debugging. Its popularity aids interoperability with code bases in other 
languages, support by existing tools, and so on and so on.

If you didn’t know all that, you’ve been living under a coconut shell, as 
we say in the old country ...