http://golang.org/pkg/encoding/json/
Marshal, unmarshal, marshaler. Very confused. Never heard of such terms in this context.
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2This might help.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshalling_%28computer_science%29 – Srinivas Reddy Thatiparthy Nov 05 '13 at 01:32
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That link definitely sheds some light on the matter. Why not make that the answer? – Brenden Nov 05 '13 at 01:41
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3I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it is a question for a dictionary. – Jonathan Hall Jan 22 '19 at 18:23
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From wikipedia article on Marshalling,
Marshalling (sometimes spelled marshaling with a single l) is the process of transforming the memory representation of an object to a data format suitable for storage or transmission.
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That article points out that serialization is not the same as marshalling. Can you explain the difference? – Brenden Nov 26 '13 at 21:55
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1@Brenden this question will help you ,http://stackoverflow.com/questions/770474/what-is-the-difference-between-serialization-and-marshaling – Srinivas Reddy Thatiparthy Nov 27 '13 at 06:27