Alternatives to JSON: CSV\YAML

What is JSON?

Human-readable and writable.

light weight text based data interchange format,
simpler to read and write than XML.

data storage and communication format.

Language independent.

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What is CSV?

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Info	JSON	CSV
Extension	Saved with the extension .json	Saved with the extension .csv
File size	Large file size	Compact file size
Security	Less secure	More secure
Scalability	Integrates with APIs easily and allows scalability (up and down)	Difficult to integrate and is not easily scalable
Data type	Uses Javascript data types (primarily)	Does not use a data type.
Hierarchy	Supports hierarchical and relational data	Errors when displaying hierarchical data
Uses	Stores and exchanges the syntax of data in arrays, objects, etc.	Stores tabular data in a delimited text file.

What is YAML?

YAML	JSON
Comments are denoted with a hash/number sign.	Comments are not allowed.
Hierarchy is denoted by using double space characters. Tab characters are not allowed.	Objects and Arrays are denoted in braces and brackets.
String quotes are optional but it supports single and double quotes.	Strings must be in double quotes.
Root node can be any of the valid data types.	Root node must either be an array or an object.

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