@wallhackio @aescling JSON is best used for closed APIs with known parameters, where a tight binding exists between the three schemas (see <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-schema_approach>)
when these things diverge JSON becomes less and less desirable
@wallhackio @aescling tree based structures are for cowards both JSON and XML are bad for data
XML is better for markup
@wallhackio @aescling JSDOM is extremely heavyweight and you’re unlikely to find a reasonably featureful replacement
if you don’t need the full DOM and just need simple parsing or whatever, there are probably options
@coriander i’m like “spiderman doesn’t believe in cops he’s just a teenager”
@aescling @wallhackio how come you never talk to them then
@aschmitz so like i could teach someone how to write good ruby code, which is a nice thing to learn and helpful to folks, but it’s not where my true power lies
@aschmitz we’ve had a student intern from time to time, but i refuse to mix work and hobby because i don’t want the university to hold copyright
@wallhackio @aescling we already figured out she didn’t have friends in high school
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