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		rjsw on May 21, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: CADmium: A local-first CAD program built for the b... We spend a lot of time working on the correct type system for STEP, I don't think that using an untyped format like JSON is a good idea. I know that ISO 10303-243 uses JSON but in hindsight I think that was a mistake.

SV_BubbleTime on May 21, 2024 | [–]

Agreed.

I saw “CADmium will use JSON for everything.” and cringed a bit.

This seems like a mistake.

andybak on May 21, 2024 | [–]

Doesn't JSON plus a schema give you typing?

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