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Monday September 10, 2007
11:30 PM

JSON::Tiny?

[ #34413 ]

Someone that I've been talking to about YAML::Tiny in email asked my opinion on CPAN's JSON modules, and whether or not I had any plans to write a JSON::Tiny as well.

I replied at the time that I had no idea, since I had never really taken a good look at JSON-related modules before, and I only created ::Tiny modules where ALL the existing options were either bloated or XS-based, and there was a genuine need for a ::Tiny module.

And so far I think I've managed to hold the suffix to that standard reasonably well.

Having a look around the various JSON modules however, it does indeed seem like all the JSON modules are indeed bloated or XS.

Personally, I don't need JSON::Tiny (we'll probably go with JSON::XS for this project by the looks, since XS is fine and it's close to a user interface and so the raw speed is important).

But by the looks of things there may well be a suitable case to be made for a JSON::Tiny, assuming someone can come up with a suitable API (personally I'd clone the Config::Tiny one) and a suitably small implementation...

(Disclaimer: This is NOT going to be the Vertical Metre of Beer challenge) :)


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  • Would you be the "Master" of the ::Tiny namespace? If I wanted to do a JSON::Tiny would I send it through you for "approval" or something?

    • Well, no, Adam isn't the master of ::Tiny. He's just...

      ... the one who coined the term.
      ... the one who's going to come after you if you rebrand & upload SOAP::Lite as SOAP::Tiny. :)
      ... one of the PAUSE admins who process modules list registrations and give advice on choice of namespace.

    • "Guardian" perhaps?

      Or maybe "Brand Manager" :)

      As a suffix that I intended to be optimised for human factors (ease of installation, simple to use, and so on) I consider it an integral part of this that someone can see some ::Tiny module and trust that it does what it says, and that it's not just another ::Lite.

      That's in addition to the CPAN admin's natural dislike for naming bloat. If the ::Tiny suffix means something SPECIFIC, then it creates certainty and clarity around the meaning of it.
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