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		azernik on Dec 27, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Problems with CSVs Yeah, the genre was good for non-standardized things like names and (to a lesser extent) time, but file formats have specs and reference implementations. Refer to those.

duskwuff on Dec 27, 2016 [–]

Good file formats have specifications and reference implementations.

By this standard, CSV is a terrible format.

webmaven on Dec 27, 2016 | [–]

ObNitPick: "Standard" is a bit confusing in this context. I suggest using "measure", "criterion", or something similar.

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