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Meh. Author probably messed up some important deadline or emailed (or got emailed) some crappy CSV file and then threw a temper tantrum and decided to write thi
by throwawayswede 5y ago
Meh. Author probably messed up some important deadline or emailed (or got emailed) some crappy CSV file and then threw a temper tantrum and decided to write this.
Every single one of their points are extremely subjective and very wrong. If you have an excel sheet full of equations and colorful cells and then to decide to export it as CSV and open it in Notepad, you really can't complain that that CSV is bad. I mean it's obvious that to each format a set of strengths and a set of weaknesses, and also obviously what could be a strength to someone is a weakness to someone else. The fact that CSV is so simple to parse (almost every modern language can very easily read/write a CSV) makes it a fantastic data transfer format for every single usecase I had (this doesn't mean that other formats are less important of course). Sure you'll lose your Google Sheet or Excel metadata, but this is NOT what CSV is for.
What I find fascinating though is that the author decided it's a good idea to make a blanket statement like "Time to retire?" just because they themselves have an issue with SOME use case. I mean the idea that having your personal needs not met to justify arguing that we should ALL stop using CSV is so very bizarre to me, like it's way beyond selfish.