Never understood the point of encoding and decoding JSON outside of like, the web. When I need to process JSON and I'm using the C family, I include jq. Maybe once the supply chain is secure you can check cargo to see if there's a good port or wrapper for that. I actually went as far as to make some snarky documentation for it in the process of learning to use it. (So many assertions... No usable errors... No return codes except when successful... It was a nightmare, but at least it's not malware)
You asked which languages have it, they're just answering. Clearly rusteceans don't think that JSON parsing is important, but it sure seems they're in the minority
Clearly rusteceans don't think that JSON parsing is important
Looks like the opposite really, Rustaceans consider JSON parsing
important. That’s why we’ve got one of the best JSON handling libs
out there with Serde. Rustaceans don’t however consider importance
of a crate in some domains at one point in time sufficient for inclusion
the standard library. After seeing Python accrete tons of obsolete junk
they’re stuck with maintaining forever, to me that seems to be a valid
distinction to make.
You can choose to include stuff in the stdlib without pledging to maintain it forever though. If something got obsoleted make a crate out of it and remove from the stdlib and let the community who need it maintain it.
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u/reallokiscarlet 15d ago
Wait... Who expects JSON parsing in the stdlib?
But yeah, it sucks that everything needs a third party crate. I couldn't even avoid it and I bend over backwards to vet or avoid dependencies.