Duh! Of course going from a verbose text format like JSON to _any_ kind of binary format will lead to decreased everything.
Second instinct was:
Wait, were they using HTTP/2, HTTP/3? What JSON parser were they using? One of the fast ones, or one of the slow ones?
Third instinct was:
There is not enough information in the article to conclude "60%" of anything. It's not an apples to apples comparison. It's just an attention-seeking headline.
Then again, if it wasn't an attention seeking headline, it probably wouldn't have made it to HN. ;)
Duh! Of course going from a verbose text format like JSON to _any_ kind of binary format will lead to decreased everything.
Second instinct was:
Wait, were they using HTTP/2, HTTP/3? What JSON parser were they using? One of the fast ones, or one of the slow ones?
Third instinct was:
There is not enough information in the article to conclude "60%" of anything. It's not an apples to apples comparison. It's just an attention-seeking headline.
Then again, if it wasn't an attention seeking headline, it probably wouldn't have made it to HN. ;)