System.Text.Json
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
3recommend
1warn against
Nov 12, 2025first mention
Apr 14, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“We have text.json now”
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“for that you can use source generators, which also offer better performance.”
Caveats and dissent
Threads where it came up
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All comments 5
“We have text.json now”
“https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/serialization/system-text-json/use-utf8jsonreader”
“No, not plenty”
“they stubbornly insisted on reinventing the wheel”
“for that you can use source generators, which also offer better performance.”