Compared to yaml or ini formats, JSON is arguably harder to read and definitely harder to write due to having to keep track of brackets, commas, and/or quotes.
Ideally, a configuration file should be easy to read and write/modify by a user of the application. A lot of applications just stick with ini like formats because it meets both requirements.
Ideally, a configuration file should be easy to read and write/modify by a user of the application. A lot of applications just stick with ini like formats because it meets both requirements.