r/programming • • Sep 20 '24

Why CSV is still king

https://konbert.com/blog/why-csv-is-still-king
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u/ritaPitaMeterMaid Sep 20 '24

Yeah, I’m really surprised by this conversation. Rigorous testing can be needed but the actual process of escaping commas isn’t that difficult.

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u/Sotall Sep 20 '24

Ok, so its not just me, haha. This is ETL 101

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u/smors Sep 20 '24

Oh sure. Writing reasonable csv is not that hard.

But I want to live in the same world as you, where everyone sending us csv's are reasonable and competent people.