Optimal loading and receiving data from JSON

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Where to put data: Lua vs JSON

Using a Lua file instead of JSON may be a convenient way to store data in [[Defold]], especially for small files. However, this approach has its downsides, especially when dealing with very large files. Let’s compare these four approaches: Lua file of 9.1Mb loaded with require. In this case it’s processed as a code file (compilation, etc.) local data = require("main.lua.data") the same Lua file loaded as a custom resource using loadstring() self.data = loadstring(sys.load_resource("/main…