Understanding JSON and BSON
Learn the concepts of JSON and BSON—the data formats MongoDB uses to store and exchange information, and understand their differences and roles within MongoDB.
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What is JSON?
JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight, human-readable data format for data exchange between applications. It is widely used in web development and APIs. Below is an example of JSON-formatted data, which we have already covered.
{"name": "Alice","age": 25,"email": "alice@example.com"}
Sample of a JSON-formatted data
Remember that it is a text-based format that uses key-value pairs. Here, name, age, and email are keys. Their values are “Alice,” “25,” and “alice@example.com,” respectively. ...