title: Is using the system.text.json no longer possible for serializing / deserialiing in c#
body: <p>As described in the official microsoft docs which has been Updated in September of 2019 it says that using <code>system.text.json</code> for serializing or deserializing can be done.</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/serialization/system-text-json-how-to" rel="noreferrer">https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/serialization/system-text-json-how-to</a></p>
  
  <p>However when I tried that in a program I was working on , I kept getting the error <code>using system.text.json does not exist</code> </p>
  
  <p>This made me stumble upon this Stack Overflow Question </p>
  
  <p><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30863514/the-type-or-namespace-name-json-does-not-exist-in-the-namespace-system-are">The type or namespace name &#39;Json&#39; does not exist in the namespace &#39;System&#39; (are you missing an assembly reference?)</a></p>
  
  <p>In which as shown above says that the </p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>package is discontinued and shouldn't be used any more.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>Is there any update on this ? or Is there any way I can work around with <code>system.text.json</code></p>