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		JSON5 – Modern JSON (json5.org)
		2 points by mcraiha on Feb 12, 2017 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 2 comments

lorenzosnap on Feb 12, 2017 [–]

Interesting... why 5 ?

theprotocol on Feb 12, 2017 | [–]

The tagline in the left column says "JSON for the ES5 era". so I assume that's where the 5 comes from (as in, it brings an ES5 level of usability to JSON).

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