JSON is great for computers. It is terrible for humans.

If you have ever written a config file by hand, you know the pain:

You forget one comma, and the whole file breaks.

You want to leave a comment to explain a setting, but JSON doesn't allow it.

You have to put quotes around every single word.

I got so annoyed with it that I built a new format called JASD (Just Another Static Database). It keeps the bracket structure of JSON, but removes the annoying rules.

What does it look like?
Instead of this:

{ "name": "Cyberpunk 2077", "price": 60, "tags": ["RPG", "Sci-Fi"] }

You write this:

JASD-V1

[ { name: Cyberpunk 2077 price: 60 tags: [RPG, Sci-Fi] -- This is a native comment } ]

Why I built an entire ecosystem around it

I didn't just build a parser. I built a full toolkit for it:

A Python Library: You can do pip install jasd and use it just like the standard json library. It even has built-in SQL-style querying (jasd.query(data, "price > 50")).

A Web Engine: I wrote a tiny JavaScript parser so web browsers can read .jasd files instantly.

A Go CLI: I compiled a standalone Windows executable with a beautiful terminal UI for viewing, formatting, and compiling data.

Editor Support: You can install syntax highlighting for VS Code, Pulsar, and Vim with a single command (jasd-setup install).

Try it out
If you hate writing JSON by hand as much as I do, you can check out the docs here

You can install the Python package right now:

pip install jasd

I'm a self-taught developer building this on an old PC. If you have any feedback, or if you want to add a feature, lmk.