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> that it is easy to parse correctly While that's not exactly correct - CSV can be quite hard to parse if you want to cover each and every variation and edge c
by BjoernKW 9y ago
> that it is easy to parse correctly
While that's not exactly correct - CSV can be quite hard to parse if you want to cover each and every variation and edge case - for all practical intents and purposes that statement is true in my opinion.
CSV is something of a lowest common denominator, a compromise between well-defined, structured data and portability / accessibility.
- libx 9y agoCSV could be much easier to parse if people use the ASCII codes meant to be used as field and line separators, thus avoiding having problems with commas. See https://ronaldduncan.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/text-file-formats-ascii-delimited-text-not-csv-or-tab-delimited-text/ https://ronaldduncan.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/text-file-form...