JSON is a popular data-transmitting format after XML. It was first standardized in 2013 and has become the most popular format used on the web ever since. JSON data looks something like this:
{
"firstName": "John",
"lastName": "Smith",
"age": 42,
"address": {
"streetAddress": "14 2nd Street",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postalCode": "10021-3100"
},
"phoneNumbers": [{
"type": "home",
"number": "212 686-7890"
},
{
"type": "mobile",
"number": "321 456-7788"
}]
}
As you can see, it is completely different from the XML format. The main reason why it is so popular is because of how human-readable it is and how shorter it is compared...