JSON to objects in a few languages

When working with data services, we often have a need to convert JSON strings to objects that model our data. Here is a list of code snippets in different languages that convert this Facebook Graph JSON data.

The list is presented in ascending order of verbosity. Predictably, Javascript most succinctly expresses its wishes, whereas Java uses a copious amount of code. Scala avoids some of that verbosity by using case classes that remove boilerplate code for constructors. Jackson (Java) requires getters and setters to identify which attributes of the object are to be serialized, causing code bloat.

JSON:
Javascript:
Ruby:
Python:
Scala:
Java: