JSON vs. XML
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JSON and XML are data formats that send and receive data from web servers. They play an important role in organizing data into a readable format in many different languages and APIs.
JSON is easy to read and write, supported by many programming languages, and easily parsed into ready-to-use JavaScript objects. It uses arrays to store data based on JavaScript object literal syntax.
XML means extensive markup language. XML has a complex data structure that has a 'tree' hierarchy. XML uses custom user-defined tags to organize data.
JSON and XML are hierarchical, can be parsed in many different programming languages, and self-describing(human-readable). They also have significant differences. XML is tedious to parse compared to JSON which is much faster. JSON object has a type, whereas XML is typeless. XML has media display capabilities, unlike JSON. Finally, JSON is considered less secure than XML.
Most developers prefer to work with JSON because of its simplicity to parse into ready-to-use JavaScript objects.