XML Considered Harmful
Jon Ribbens
jon+usenet at unequivocal.eu
Thu Sep 23 18:55:31 EDT 2021
On 2021-09-23, Stefan Ram <ram at zedat.fu-berlin.de> wrote:
> The real problem with CSV is that there is no CSV.
>
> This is not a specific data language with a specific
> specification. Instead it is a vague designation for
> a plethora of CSV dialects, which usually dot not even
> have a specification.
Indeed. For example, at least at some points in its history,
Excel has been unable to import CSV written by itself, because
its importer was incompatible with its own exporter.
> Compare this with XML. XML has a sole specification managed
> by the W3C.
Other well-defined formats are also available ;-)
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