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CSV is a data-exchange format.
by j45 2y ago
CSV is a data-exchange format.
- thayne 2y agoBut it is terrible at that because there is no widely adhered to standard[1], the sender and receiver often disagree on the details of what exactly a CSV is. [1]: yes, I know about RFC 4180. But csvs in the wild often don't follow it.
- j45 2y agoAgreed that that CSV construction isn't consistent even with standards. That footprint seems to be dozens of variations to work with to find a library for? CSV are universal though, text kind of like markdown, and that is my intended main point.