There exists a peculiar amnesia in software engineering regarding XML. Mention it in most circles and you will receive knowing smiles, dismissive waves, the sort of patronizing acknowledgment reserved for technologies deemed passé. “Oh, XML,” they say, as if the very syllables carry the weight of obsolescence. “We use JSON now. Much cleaner.”

  • entwine@programming.dev
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    2 hours ago
    {
    "columns": ["id", "name", "age"],
    "rows": [
        [1, "bob", 44], [2, "alice", 7], ...
    ]
}

    There ya go, problem solved without the unparseable ambiguity of CSV

    Please stop using CSV.