Introduction to JavaScript Object Notation: A To-the-Point Guide to JSON
Lindsay Bassett
Aug 2015 · "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
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What is JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) and how can you put it to work? This concise guide helps busy IT professionals get up and running quickly with this popular data interchange format, and provides a deep understanding of how JSON works. Author Lindsay Bassett begins with an overview of JSON syntax, data types, formatting, and security concerns before exploring the many ways you can apply JSON today.
From Web APIs and server-side language libraries to NoSQL databases and client-side frameworks, JSON has emerged as a viable alternative to XML for exchanging data between different platforms. If you have some programming experience and understand HTML and JavaScript, this is your book.
- Learn why JSON syntax represents data in name-value pairs
- Explore JSON data types, including object, string, number, and array
- Find out how you can combat common security concerns
- Learn how the JSON schema verifies that data is formatted correctly
- Examine the relationship between browsers, web APIs, and JSON
- Understand how web servers can both request and create data
- Discover how jQuery and other client-side frameworks use JSON
- Learn why the CouchDB NoSQL database uses JSON to store data
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Adam Harrison
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August 8, 2016
This book is polluted with long-winded analogies that explain the most basic concepts of programming languages the intended audience has already mastered. The length of the book could be halved and read in one sitting if it were not for the unsolicited elementary material that shouldn't be allowed to coexist in a discussion on JSON. I found it strenuous and time-wasting to sift through the colorful illustrations for the useful insights about JSON. Author please revise! JSON isn't a topic for beginners and the readers don't want to be treated as such.
About the author
Lindsay has a passion for both writing, teaching and technology. Her online technology courses and books share the same "to-the-point" style that cater to the busy IT Professional or student. She distills each subject down to the fundamentals and has a knack for turning dry technical subjects into enjoyable light reading.
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