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Life & fun · April 14, 2023

TYON, a Simple JSON Alternative

TYON (typed object notation) is my attempt to address the main frustrations I have with JSON. 1. Key repetition - you can specify the key names once at the start of a list or map, instead of on each object separately. 2. Escaping strings - everything in a string is literal except for " which is escaped as "". This makes writing regexes and multiline text easier without introducing a bunch of different string styles or excess escaping, which I am not a fan of. 3. While not nearly as important as the first two to me, I did reduce symbol clutter when possible. Files are implicitly maps, keys…

TYON, a Simple JSON Alternative launched on April 14, 2023 with 5 votes, #2,314 of 4,853 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.

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typed object notation. Contribute to defiant00/tyon development by creating an account on GitHub.

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TYON (typed object notation) is my attempt to address the main frustrations I have with JSON. 1. Key repetition - you can specify the key names once at the start of a list or map, instead of on each object separately. 2. Escaping strings - everything in a string is literal except for " which is escaped as "". This…

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