Day 30 of 30-Day .NET Challenge: XML v/s JSON Serialization
Learn to enhance your code with JSON Serialization in C#. Discover a better approach on Day 30 of our 30-Day .NET Challenge.
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3 min readApr 20, 2024
Introduction
Serialization involves a process of converting an object into an easily stored format. The article demonstrates the problem with old XML Serialization and how JSON serialization improves both efficiency and effectiveness.
Learning Objectives
- Drawbacks of XML Serialization
- Advantages of JSON Serialization
Prerequisites for Developers
- Basic understanding of C# programming language.
Getting Started
Drawbacks of XML Serialization
Traditionally many developers have used XML Serialization as demonstrated in the following code snippet.