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Cake day: June 23rd, 2026

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  • I found a Stack Overflow thread where people discuss this and actually test it. Further down the page is a 2026 test. The results are it’s basically the same, very little practical difference in normal usage. If you’re auto saving a file every 30 seconds you will not notice any difference between XML and JSON.

    Personally, I like XML more for data files like this. I would not reach for JSON as my first thought for deserealizing a complex object hierarchy. Stuff like, a polygon can have a drawing of type vector which can have n paths which each have exactly 2 points… easy to store and validate in XML. Quite messy and complicated in JSON.

    <Drawing type="polygon">
      <Line color="#fed1aa">
        <Point x="6" y="7" />
        <Point x="69" y="420" />
      </Line>
    </Drawing>
    






  • Hey chat, can you write an apology for this post that doesn’t open us up to liability? (Paste post here)

    Edit: here is what it gave me when I asked it

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    We hear the feedback we’ve received about our recent post, and we understand why it upset people.

    Our intention was to celebrate the energy and commitment of our community, but the way we communicated that missed the mark. We recognize that parts of the post came across as encouraging decisions that shouldn’t be tied to employment opportunities or professional advancement. That was not the message we wanted to send.

    We’re sorry for the confusion and concern the post caused.

    We’ve removed the post and are reviewing how we communicate our events and recruiting activities to ensure our messaging better reflects our values and responsibilities.

    We appreciate everyone who took the time to share their perspective. We’ll do better.