HOW WE BUILT A NEW POWERFUL JSON DATA TYPE FOR CLICKHOUSE

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JSON has become the go-to format for handling semi-structured and unstructured data in modern data systems. While it seems simple, leveraging the format effectively at scale presents unique challenges. This article explains some of the challenges ClickHouse, one of the fastest analytical databases on the market, experienced in implementing JSON support. It outlines how ClickHouse developed a new JSON type from scratch designed to address the limitations and improve the overall functionality of the now deprecated Object('json') data type.