Canonical S-expressions - Comparisons To Other Encodings

Comparisons To Other Encodings

There are other encodings in common use:

  1. XML
  2. ASN.1
  3. JSON

Generally, csexp has a parser one or two decimal orders of magnitude smaller than that of either XML or ASN.1. This small size and corresponding speed give csexp its main advantage. In addition to the parsing advantage, there are other differences.

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