YAML vs JSON.cs

using System;
using System.IO;

using Newtonsoft.Json;

using YamlDotNet.Serialization;

internal class Program
{
    private const int count = 10000;

    public static void json()
    {
        // convert string/file to YAML object
        var r = @"{
  ""Languages"": [
    {
      ""Language"": ""en"", 
      ""Versions"": [
        {
          ""Fields"": [
            {
              ""NameHint"": ""__Lock"", 
              ""Id"": ""001dd393-96c5-490b-924a-b0f25cd9efd8"", 
              ""Value"": ""<r />""
            }, 
            {
              ""NameHint"": ""__Created"", 
              ""Id"": ""25bed78c-4957-4165-998a-ca1b52f67497"", 
              ""Value"": ""20150408T130722:635640952427100245""
            }, 
            {
              ""NameHint"": ""__Workflow state"", 
              ""Id"": ""3e431de1-525e-47a3-b6b0-1ccbec3a8c98"", 
              ""Value"": ""{205F8906-FC4F-4A5A-90CB-CD49387A73DF}""
            }, 
            {
              ""NameHint"": ""__Created by"", 
              ""Id"": ""5dd74568-4d4b-44c1-b513-0af5f4cda34f"", 
              ""Value"": ""sitecore\\kfigy""
            }, 
            {
              ""NameHint"": ""__Revision"", 
              ""Id"": ""8cdc337e-a112-42fb-bbb4-4143751e123f"", 
              ""Value"": ""75655727-f9cb-4de7-b15f-ca2215e84810""
            }, 
            {
              ""NameHint"": ""__Display name"", 
              ""Id"": ""b5e02ad9-d56f-4c41-a065-a133db87bdeb"", 
              ""Value"": ""Extreme Test""
            }, 
            {
              ""NameHint"": ""__Updated by"", 
              ""Id"": ""badd9cf9-53e0-4d0c-bcc0-2d784c282f6a"", 
              ""Value"": ""sitecore\\kfigy""
            }, 
            {
              ""NameHint"": ""__Updated"", 
              ""Id"": ""d9cf14b1-fa16-4ba6-9288-e8a174d4d522"", 
              ""Value"": ""20150408T140233:635640985535602870""
            }
          ], 
          ""VersionNumber"": 1
        }
      ]
    }
  ], 
  ""SharedFields"": [
    {
      ""NameHint"": ""__Workflow"", 
      ""Id"": ""a4f985d9-98b3-4b52-aaaf-4344f6e747c6"", 
      ""Value"": ""{7121FA3D-B469-4412-A170-53A5D94A80E4}""
    }, 
    {
      ""NameHint"": ""__Renderings"", 
      ""Type"": ""layout"", 
      ""Id"": ""f1a1fe9e-a60c-4ddb-a3a0-bb5b29fe732e"", 
      ""Value"": ""<r xmlns:p=\""p\"" xmlns:s=\""s\"" p:p=\""1\"">\n\n  <d id=\""{FE5D7FDF-89C0-4D99-9AA3-B5FBD009C9F3}\"">\n\n    <r uid=\""{057712F5-EF77-4ED5-9995-8FB84B212242}\"" p:before=\""r[@uid='{AD93A0D5-2755-4477-9795-0A7B698EC715}']\"" s:id=\""{DCF9DC65-B848-467C-B8E2-5AC9FCFD7E5B}\"" s:ph=\""/wrapper/main\"" />\n\n    <r uid=\""{F652D494-EBB1-452A-A098-0F51F6372344}\"" p:before=\""r[@uid='{6F1EF6D1-A10E-4660-A4C0-A50A106A2949}']\"" s:ds=\""{53EAB990-3593-40B3-9A17-FD4C66BADE68}\"" s:id=\""{0B7D3FEF-6F01-409D-89C5-2209C7793645}\"" s:ph=\""/wrapper/main/content\"" />\n\n    <r uid=\""{6F1EF6D1-A10E-4660-A4C0-A50A106A2949}\"" s:ds=\""{8D875AA9-8F01-4FEA-A9BC-4661FC4F9DCC}\"" s:id=\""{09820DB5-4D68-4F3A-A3F5-37E02863797F}\"" s:ph=\""/wrapper/main/content\"" />\n\n  </d>\n\n</r>""
    }
  ], 
  ""DatabaseName"": ""master"", 
  ""TID"": ""FE8D0E16-455D-441E-A525-58B2128F6EFA"", 
  ""PATH"": ""/sitecore/content/test"", 
  ""PID"": ""1168BC6E-35CB-41DD-9256-B828550E9E50"", 
  ""ID"": ""32A37307-0A19-4995-949C-17D843D799D8""
}";

        object a = null;
        object b = null;

        var serializer = new JsonSerializer();

        var start = DateTime.Now;

        for (var i = 0; i < count; i++)
        {
            using (var s = new StringReader(r))
            {
                using (var reader = new JsonTextReader(s))
                {
                    a = serializer.Deserialize(reader);
                    using (var writer = new StringWriter())
                    {
                        serializer.Serialize(writer, a);
                        b = writer.ToString();
                    }
                }
            }

            a = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<dynamic>(r);
            b = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(a, Formatting.Indented);
        }

        var end = DateTime.Now;

        Console.WriteLine((end - start).Ticks);
        Console.WriteLine((end - start).TotalSeconds);
        Console.WriteLine(b);
        Console.WriteLine();
        Console.WriteLine();
    }

    public static void yaml()
    {
        // convert string/file to YAML object
        var r = @"ID: 32A37307-0A19-4995-949C-17D843D799D8
PID: 1168BC6E-35CB-41DD-9256-B828550E9E50
TID: FE8D0E16-455D-441E-A525-58B2128F6EFA
PATH: /sitecore/content/test

DatabaseName: master
SharedFields:
- Id: a4f985d9-98b3-4b52-aaaf-4344f6e747c6
  NameHint: __Workflow
  Value: '{7121FA3D-B469-4412-A170-53A5D94A80E4}'
- Id: f1a1fe9e-a60c-4ddb-a3a0-bb5b29fe732e
  NameHint: __Renderings
  Type: layout
  Value: >-
    <r xmlns:p=""p"" xmlns:s=""s"" p:p=""1"">

      <d id=""{FE5D7FDF-89C0-4D99-9AA3-B5FBD009C9F3}"">

        <r uid=""{057712F5-EF77-4ED5-9995-8FB84B212242}"" p:before=""r[@uid='{AD93A0D5-2755-4477-9795-0A7B698EC715}']"" s:id=""{DCF9DC65-B848-467C-B8E2-5AC9FCFD7E5B}"" s:ph=""/wrapper/main"" />

        <r uid=""{F652D494-EBB1-452A-A098-0F51F6372344}"" p:before=""r[@uid='{6F1EF6D1-A10E-4660-A4C0-A50A106A2949}']"" s:ds=""{53EAB990-3593-40B3-9A17-FD4C66BADE68}"" s:id=""{0B7D3FEF-6F01-409D-89C5-2209C7793645}"" s:ph=""/wrapper/main/content"" />

        <r uid=""{6F1EF6D1-A10E-4660-A4C0-A50A106A2949}"" s:ds=""{8D875AA9-8F01-4FEA-A9BC-4661FC4F9DCC}"" s:id=""{09820DB5-4D68-4F3A-A3F5-37E02863797F}"" s:ph=""/wrapper/main/content"" />

      </d>

    </r>
Languages:
- Language: en
  Versions:
  - VersionNumber: 1
    Fields:
    - Id: 001dd393-96c5-490b-924a-b0f25cd9efd8
      NameHint: __Lock
      Value: <r />
    - Id: 25bed78c-4957-4165-998a-ca1b52f67497
      NameHint: __Created
      Value: 20150408T130722:635640952427100245
    - Id: 3e431de1-525e-47a3-b6b0-1ccbec3a8c98
      NameHint: __Workflow state
      Value: '{205F8906-FC4F-4A5A-90CB-CD49387A73DF}'
    - Id: 5dd74568-4d4b-44c1-b513-0af5f4cda34f
      NameHint: __Created by
      Value: sitecore\kfigy
    - Id: 8cdc337e-a112-42fb-bbb4-4143751e123f
      NameHint: __Revision
      Value: 75655727-f9cb-4de7-b15f-ca2215e84810
    - Id: b5e02ad9-d56f-4c41-a065-a133db87bdeb
      NameHint: __Display name
      Value: Extreme Test
    - Id: badd9cf9-53e0-4d0c-bcc0-2d784c282f6a
      NameHint: __Updated by
      Value: sitecore\kfigy
    - Id: d9cf14b1-fa16-4ba6-9288-e8a174d4d522
      NameHint: __Updated
      Value: 20150408T140233:635640985535602870
";

        var deserializer = new Deserializer();
        var serializer = new Serializer();

        object a = null;
        object b = null;
        var start = DateTime.Now;

        for (var i = 0; i < count; i++)
        {
            using (var reader = new StringReader(r))
            {
                a = deserializer.Deserialize<dynamic>(reader);
                using (var writer = new StringWriter())
                {
                    serializer.Serialize(writer, a);
                    b = writer.ToString();
                }
            }
        }

        var end = DateTime.Now;

        Console.WriteLine((end - start).Ticks);
        Console.WriteLine((end - start).TotalSeconds);
        Console.WriteLine(b);
        Console.WriteLine();
        Console.WriteLine();
    }

    private static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("yaml");
        yaml();

        Console.WriteLine();
        Console.WriteLine("json");
        json();
    }
}