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[–] flying_sheep@lemmy.ml 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That's why they make sense in code and config files. JSON is neither, despite the insistence of far too many people to write configuration in it.

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

In an ideal world, yes. In a locked down world where you have access only to 1/4 the codebase or your job is more ontology-focused, all you have access to might be the JSON. Leaving a comment or two about why a particular value or hierarchy is as it is is sometimes more clear than writing up a seperate README that no one will read