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Nice idea, but as others have pointed out, non-printable characters pose their own problems. People expect to be able to edit CSV files. Someone mentioned XML,
by bradley13 2y ago
Nice idea, but as others have pointed out, non-printable characters pose their own problems. People expect to be able to edit CSV files.
Someone mentioned XML, but for most use cases XML is stupidly over-engineered. JSON is simpler - the entire specification is just a dozen or so pages.
- accrual 2y agoI still see a lot of XML in SOAP/WSDL APIs, typically in Microsoft shops, but thankfully JSON feels like the norm when IIS isn't involved.