What is the popular JSON c++ library?

Question

HI,

Can someone please suggest what is the popular JSON c++ library? I find a list here http://www.json.org/, but I don't know which one is popular?

Thank you.

Answer 1

Have a look at the JsonCpp library.

Answer 2

I have no clue, but here is how I would go about discovering it (without simply taking the recommendations of strangers):

1. Google for each of them in turn, note the number of results, and more importantly, the quality of results ("how to" blog postings have higher quality than questions, for example).
2. Go to the websites for each, look at the bug tracker (assuming there is one), and pick the one with the most responsive developers.
3. Try out the top two or three, and decide which fits best with your programming style.

That last is probably the most important. For something as simple as a JSON library, it should take no more than an hour or two to write sample programs and decide.