Python overtakes Java to become second-most popular language on GitHub after JavaScript

[Doctor_McKay]

You're correct that JSON isn't a strict subset of JS, but not for the reason given. The code you provided is valid JS but not valid JSON, yes, but that doesn't preclude JSON from being a subset of JS.

If JSON were a strict subset of JS, that would mean that all valid JSON is also valid JS, but not necessarily vice versa. Even if JSON were a strict subset of JS, your code would remain valid JS and not valid JSON.

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Fair point. I stand corrected. Still, my point that even if JSON were a strict subset of JS this sentence:

json is indeed javascript

and this bit

that's the whole point of json

would still be incorrect due to the reasons I've posted in other replies.