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# JSON and Beyond


- **Date:** Friday, Jul 19, 2024
- **Time:** 15:00–15:30 (30 min)
- **Room:** Main Stage (5,000)
- **Event:** World Congress 2024

## Recording

[Watch recording](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/968-json-and-beyond)

## Description

This is the true story of where JSON came from, how it became what it is, and what comes next.

## Speaker

### [Douglas Crockford](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@douglas-crockford)

JSON.org


## Related talks at this congress

- [Who is Jason, and what’s he doing in my database?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2024/sessions/428-who-is-jason-and) — Martin Bach
- [Rust Beyond Systems: Revolutionizing Web Development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2024/sessions/267-rust-beyond-systems) — Patrick Koss
- [Enterprise Python: Software That Lives Long And Prosper](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2024/sessions/291-enterprise-python) — Alvaro Duran
- [Migrating from a monolith to a new service](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2024/sessions/280-migrating-from-a) — Connell Sharp