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PARSING JSON IN 500 LINES OF RUST

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A JSON parser built in 500 lines of Rust is able to convert JSON text into a Rust enum representing the JSON structure and handle various data types and errors. Performance testing revealed speeds comparable to other parsers. Surprisingly, the parser has a performance boost when run with sudo.