What is bson?

Bson, short for Binary JSON, is a JSON binary serialized encoding format. Like JSON, bson supports document arrays. bson supports binary compression formats like protocol buffers, but bson is more free than protocolbuffers, no mode, so bson supports more advanced and complex formats and is more efficient in space utilization. Bson is designed with the following three features:

1.Lightweight
PersistenceSpaceOverheadLowestOf,What's important is that,AnyData representation format,Especially whenOn the networkUse.

2. traverse
bson Yes is designed it is easier to traverse access. This Is A very important attribute main in MongoDB / span> Data Representation .

3. Efficient
SlaveBson Encoding and decoding data,YesVery fastInIn most languages,BecauseUseC Data Type.

English: http://bsonspec.org/