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by gnaritas 4659 days ago
Not really as JSON is not valid JavaScript and requires its own parser. It's based on JavaScript, but it is not JavaScript.
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daxelrod 4659 days ago
I was skeptical, but I did some searching, and you appear to be right! The difference seems to come down to string handling:

http://timelessrepo.com/json-isnt-a-javascript-subset

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gnaritas 4658 days ago
Ha, same article where I first learned this.
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