MessagePack is a binary language-independent serialization format, whereas JSON is a textual serialization format. The MessagePack designers went to considerable trouble to eliminate redundancy, unlike JSON where the emphasis seems to have been on simplicity and readability. MessagePack bindings exist for over a dozen languages, including all the obvious mainstream languages.
I haven't tried it out yet, but I'm planning to include it in a couple of current projects. I like it's design...
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