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Tech HistoryDeep Dive October 3, 2026 7 min read

ASCII's Standardization: The Committee Decisions Behind a Shared Text Code

Trace how a seven-bit character set became a negotiated interchange standard, why its control codes mattered, and what later revisions did not solve.

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Tech HistoryDeep Dive October 3, 2026 7 min read

JSON: From JavaScript Data Notation to an Independent Interchange Standard

Trace JSON from JavaScript object notation through RFC 4627 and ECMA-404, clarifying its syntax, semantics, interoperability, and relationship to JavaScript.

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