Re: additional json functionality

On 11/15/2013 12:25 PM, Merlin Moncure wrote:
> Kinda yes, kinda no.  Here's a rough sketch of what I'm thinking:
> 
> *) 'json' type internally has a binary as well a text representation.
> The text representation is basically the current type behavior

<snip long detailed explanation of behavior-dependant type>

That's not at all workable.  Users would be completely unable to predict
or understand the JSON type and how it acts.  That's not just violating
POLS; that's bashing POLS' head in with a shovel.

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