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by koolala 1022 days ago
JSON is a 4 letter name too! Could replace LISP with it.
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An article that shows almost exactly that: https://stopa.io/post/265
JSON isn't a programming language
That isn't true obviously. It's like saying lists aren't a programming language.
From the guy who created JSON:

>JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight data-interchange format.

From Wikipedia:

>JSON is an open standard file format and data interchange format

Now tell me how JSON is a programming language.

I might be thinking of JSOLN. Let's talk about that instead.
It isn’t in itself. Neither is any AST. A programming language is the semantic rules that can execute it.
Until it is.