And then my lecturer said JSON and XML are the same thing.

Probably meaning that they are a means of transporting data I guess

I hope so.

Welk, just the syntax is different, actually maybe XML is more powerful, but in general it is just a tiny difference :-)

It meant to be written as "The Same Thing" and double underlined

Well, they're different means to the same end, but JSON is an obvious, no-nonsense solution that seems to be designed by a programmer, whereas XML seems to be designed by an EU committee with input from inbred Brussels bureaucrats, bean counters and all paper pushers from the inner circle of redundancy hell.

Well, depends on the context. If you sit in a network class then yes, JSON and XML are both stuff that can transport data through a network. If you're in a data structures class though you should probably think about hitting your prof in the face repeatedly until betterment is visible.

Rip, and also do not forget to prepare for exam where you have to write by hand, I recommend a pen which is erasable...

@Grumpy wish I could favorite comments! Lol

It is hard to find good IT teachers

Somewhere a lecturer is still teaching that, and somewhere a junior dev is about to write an XML parser for a JSON API. My revenge project is a stupidly simple key-value store that only speaks JSON, specifically so nobody on my team can 'helpfully' suggest XML for it.