On: Not the comp.text.sgml FAQ (2002)

[jandrese]

JSON and XML aren't really equivalent though. XML is a markup language, JSON is a data serialization format. Of course a lot of hate for XML comes from people trying to use it to serialize data, which it can do but only in a clunky way. JSON is just plain better suited for what most people need.

[hyperpallium → jandrese]

  s/serialization format/object notation/