# 1.0.0-beta.7 Release Review

Date: 2026-05-22

Scope: serialization and data-interchange foundation.

## Verdict

`1.0.0-beta.7` is a coherent beta follow-up slice. The release adds a narrow
runtime-backed JSON string quoting primitive, a source-authored `std/json.slo`
facade, explicit std/local example projects, and a `json-quote-loop` benchmark
scaffold without claiming full JSON parsing, recursive JSON values, maps,
schema validation, or streaming encoders.

## Review Notes

- The new compiler-known call is intentionally small:
  `std.json.quote_string(value string) -> string` lowers to
  `__glagol_json_quote_string` and is listed in unsupported-call diagnostics.
- The source facade composes existing string and numeric helpers and keeps
  object/array helpers limited to small fixed arities over already-encoded JSON
  fragments.
- The local and std import fixtures preserve the current explicit-import
  standard-library discipline.
- The benchmark scaffold is suitable as a local regression/comparison harness,
  but the whitepapers still treat the exp-123 nine-row table as the current
  published numeric baseline until fresh full-suite timing is rerun.
- The hosted runtime escaping path covers quotes, backslashes, standard JSON
  control escapes, and `\u00XX` for remaining control bytes.

## Remaining Deferred Work

- JSON parsing and recursive JSON value modeling.
- Maps/sets or generic collection-backed object construction.
- Streaming encoders and schema-oriented validation.
- Unicode normalization or code point policy beyond byte-preserving string
  literal emission.
