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Amazing, a standard to define the characters we couldn't standardize on. If you can decide this file format, couldn't you just normalize the CSV file instead?
by delusional 5y ago
Amazing, a standard to define the characters we couldn't standardize on.
If you can decide this file format, couldn't you just normalize the CSV file instead?
- barbazoo 5y agoI think they're simply acknowledging the fact that there are many permutations of formats out there and what they propose is a way to communicate what your particular format is without abandoning CSV completely. I'm assuming it's in response to the post yesterday that outlined all the things that are wrong with CSV and how other formats like Parquet are better.
- hinkley 5y agoThe chaos of CSV files is older than XML. And while many of the same issues have played out in HTML, I have a strong suspicion that the particular levels of hell familiar to anyone using CSV files professionally informed some of the opinionated nature of XML. Especially since XML delves into data transport instead of just typesetting of text meant for human consumption. I know I had specific conversations about CSV versus XML and those referred to a substantial body of literature on the topic.