Developers only need to know JSON and two keywords (@context and @id) to use the basic functionality in JSON-LD.
I would propose that it's even simpler than this, as @id can be aliased away.
Developers not concerned with Linked Data only need to understand JSON, and know to include but ignore the @context property, to use the basic functionality of JSON-LD.
Current wording in 1.5 is:
I would propose that it's even simpler than this, as
@id
can be aliased away.