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I’d argue that for as long as Excel doesn’t support Parquet files, we haven’t seen the last of CSVs for a long time. Parquet is great, but it’s simply nowhere
by stingraycharles 5y ago
I’d argue that for as long as Excel doesn’t support Parquet files, we haven’t seen the last of CSVs for a long time.
Parquet is great, but it’s simply nowhere near as ubiquitous as CSV.
- gehen88 5y agoI hadn't even heard of Parquet until now, and I'm sure this goes for lots of developers who don't do much data engineering.
- jsjohnst 5y agohttps://xkcd.com/1053/ https://xkcd.com/1053/ What’s the Parquet equivalent of going to the store to buy Mentos and Diet Coke now?
- tharne 5y ago> I’d argue that for as long as Excel doesn’t support Parquet files, we haven’t seen the last of CSVs for a long time. It's easy to forget just how much analytic "stuff" Excel still powers.