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You seem like the perfect person to ask: what is a format that is close to the (apparent)simplicity of CSV, but is actually consistent?
by nur0n 9y ago
You seem like the perfect person to ask: what is a format that is close to the (apparent)simplicity of CSV, but is actually consistent?
- Piskvorrr 9y agoI am so sorry. In other words, as soon as you start exchanging data, you'll get something that is complex, broken, or (most common case) both. Existence of a simple, consistent general format has not been conclusively proven impossible, but I have yet to see one in practice. (Of course, everybody and their dog have cooked up simple data schemes, yes, but those are a) domain-specific, and b) not in widespread use.)