Ironically, not long ago there was an article about how hard string handling is in C, so programs tend to be written to avoid manipulating strings as much as possible. In other languages, where strings are easy to use, it encourages inefficiency like this. The term "stringly typed" also comes to mind.
JSON truly is the new XML, both in terms of advantages and disadvantages. I wish people would stop using it for everything and realise that using a "human-readable" format for data that is 99.999999% not going to be seen by a human is absolute insanity in terms of inefficiency.
JSON truly is the new XML, both in terms of advantages and disadvantages. I wish people would stop using it for everything and realise that using a "human-readable" format for data that is 99.999999% not going to be seen by a human is absolute insanity in terms of inefficiency.