a new json api to be released 2016. Hopefully by that time json is still relevant. I know most likely it will but at the pace of change that tech has, im not betting.
is there any contender to json at the moment?
is there any contender to json at the moment?
JSON somewhat replaced XML, but that made sense since XML is more complex and a lot more expensive (both in terms of network AND processing).
I can see people building more complex obstractions on top of JSON in the next for years (essentially re-building what XML was, but in JSON) however I cannot really see JSON being entirely dethroned for what it is good at.
As far as contenders to JSON, I can't really think of any besides XML. The biggest benefit to JSON is its simplicity; which becomes a huge drawback in a strongly typed language like Java.
For other message protocols it's a different story. Each system has its own needs, so it's much harder to say.