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Ask HN: Why isn't Excel and Google Sheet having a JSON export option?

• stop50 2y ago
  Because json is not an common format?
• tifkap 2y ago
  Because it can already export to CSV/TSV and exporting to json has no direct added value? Note that Excel and Google Sheet can also not export to sc (spreadsheet calculator), to DuckDB, etc. Just because something is possible, does not mean it therefore must exist.
  • 11235813213455 2y ago
    JSON is less sketchy than CSV because of many security risks (https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/279321/preventing-csv-injection https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/279321/preventi...). I can foresee this be added in the future alongside CSV because it's more solid