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Type information is one. CSV is slow, since it has to parse everything on load. CSV has no random access, since rows can be arbitrary length. CSV takes up a lot
by oddthink 11y ago
Type information is one. CSV is slow, since it has to parse everything on load. CSV has no random access, since rows can be arbitrary length. CSV takes up a lot of disk space, since a 8-byte double gets expanded into a 15+ digit string.
- roywiggins 11y agoAlso there's no single, official CSV standard.
- jabl 11y agoThere's RFC 4180. Problem is, there is no universal acceptance in actually following it.. :)