Alex Gaynor 9/24/2020

CSVs: The good, the bad, and the ugly

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This technical article provides a detailed critique of the CSV (Comma-Separated Values) file format. It outlines the format's benefits like streaming support and wide availability, its drawbacks including lack of data types and poor library optimization, and the 'ugly' complexities of incorrect parsing due to quoting and escaping rules, which can lead to significant data errors.

CSVs: The good, the bad, and the ugly

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