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They kind of actually are, though.

Not because they use CSV's but because, as an industry, they have not figured out how to reliably create, exchange, and parse well-formed CSV's.

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I go back to my statement that skilled people don't complain about their tools because the tools they use are the best and they have nothing to complain about.

An organization that cared about data integrity absolutely could make CSV work. But that same organization would not use CSV because there would be no point in putting themselves through that kind of Mickey Mouse exercise.




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