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No I don't think there is a good reason. You're completely missing that programming language syntax is designed for humans. You can still serialize all languages to json syntax trees, just like you can do so with lisp notation, Polish notation etc.

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I'm not saying that you _cannot_ do it. But tell me: why has no programming-language done that? They all could have chosen to serialize their code or AST into json but they didn't. (except JsonLogic I guess)

Because someone didn't have the time to do it? Or they didn't think of it? Just because nobody has had success at an idea, doesnt mean that the idea can't work.

Or do you think we are at our peak?

I mean, you are not wrong. But I think the chance for all these people just missing out or not having the idea seems quite low to me.

> all these people just missing out or not having the idea seems quite low to me.

You mean like every single idea/project/etc that ever existed before their invention?

Unfortunately, it has taken me 40 years to learn that most people have no clue about innovation. I mean, imagine believing there are no good ideas left, all the good songs have been written.

From now on, when someone tells me something is a bad idea, I'll take it mean that I should examine it further.

People did do it (JsonLogic by your own admission) and similar things (every single Lisp based language every) so if your only argument is "people didn't do it before, therefore it cannot be a good idea" it doesn't work.

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