On Dec 19, 2011, at 3:39 PM, David E. Wheeler wrote: > Well, no, JSON is formally “a lightweight data-interchange format.” It’s > derived from JavaScript syntax, but it is not a programming language, so I > wouldn’t say it was accurate to describe it as a subset of JS or ECMAScript.
Bah, it says “It is based on a subset of the JavaScript Programming Language, Standard ECMA-262 3rd Edition - December 1999.” But my point still holds: it is not a programming language, and one does not need a PL to have a JSON data type. Best, David -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
