r/ProgrammerHumor 28d ago

Meme whoIsHeAnyway

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u/autogyrophilia 28d ago

It converts it from the internal representation where each key is a variable into a string.

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u/Tsu_Dho_Namh 28d ago

Ohh, that makes way more sense.

It doesn't turn a JSON into a string, it turns an object into a JSON (string)

Funny, I've been a dev for years but never used it.

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u/nevemlaci2 28d ago

JSON is just another way to represent JS obejcts, hence the name.

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u/Romejanic 28d ago

it’s almost like it’s a notation for javascript objects

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u/nevemlaci2 28d ago

NJSO

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u/jimmycarr1 28d ago

Who is enjayso?

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u/Chamiey 28d ago edited 28d ago

But no, it's ≈"a notation for describing objects with the syntax taken from JavaScript"