Hi David,
> I mean, Guile doesn't *need* to include anything, but JSON is one of > the most common serialization formats around. Most language > implementations ship with a JSON library. Guile already has a suite > of web modules and so this fits right in with those. Over the years > I've noticed many users, especially new users, asking why Guile > doesn't ship with JSON support. I don't think you should have to > install an external library for something so common. In my own > projects I prefer to just check a JSON module into the source tree so > I don't have to add an additional dependency. guile-json is a good > library with a bunch of bells and whistles, but I think most people > just want basic read/write procedures and would be happy to take them > for granted with their Guile installation. Thanks for the explanation. That sounds reasonable to me. But, I am a bit biased in favour of keeping guile small and portable. :-) Anyway, I'll let the guile maintainers make a call here. >> > API that can read/write JSON to/from a port using only Scheme data >> > types that have read syntax (i.e. no hash tables like guile-json). >> >> guile-json does not use hash tables. guile-json uses association lists. >> I believe the decision to use hash tables was reversed many years ago. > > Heh, shows how long it's been since I last used guile-json. Glad > that's changed. :) And, the reversal of that decision was thanks to your objection, as a matter of fact! :-) https://yhetil.org/guile-user/CAJ=rwfzgug6-bcoyjr-v48ywcroemu94nrsgrnkjzjb0foc...@mail.gmail.com/ https://yhetil.org/guile-user/CA+XASoVmEy1Rt7w=pm21jkyl6dyjegtw0_hjpnua_ev5pgc...@mail.gmail.com/ Cheers! Arun
