Microdata or JSON-LD? I'm confused

Question

I haven\'t found a clear and updated answer, even after googling for a few hours, so here it goes:

1. I am aware of the advantages and disadvantages of both Mi

Answer 1

Google's Understand how structured data works now says:

Google recommends using JSON-LD for structured data whenever possible.

It seems reasonable to me to still mix in microdata to avoid duplication of long content, such as articleBody, but generally the industry is JSON-LD all the way.