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    JSON is easier than XML. I kid you not, just last night I heard developers saying how grateful they were that they never had to use XSLT again. See: stackoverflow.com/questions/4862310/json-and-xml-comparison Commented Oct 21, 2018 at 13:29
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    Have you ever tried doing something nontrivial with it? Commented Oct 21, 2018 at 16:45
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    Is 'because it is agony to use' a valid answer..? Commented Oct 21, 2018 at 16:53
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    @thisextendsthat: No, because JavaScript and CSS also used to be agony to use, but still became widely used. Commented Oct 21, 2018 at 17:55
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    @JacquesB JS and CSS are still agony to use. Commented Oct 21, 2018 at 22:46