Ask HN: Why isn't Excel and Google Sheet having a JSON export option?

Posted by 11235813213455 on Monday February 24, 2025 @04:09AM
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Re:Ask HN: Why isn't Excel and Google Sheet having a JSON ex... by stop50 on Monday February 24, 2025 @04:17AM (#43157405)

Because json is not an common format?

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Re:Ask HN: Why isn't Excel and Google Sheet having a JSON ex... by tifkap on Monday February 24, 2025 @07:41AM (#43158855)

Because it can already export to CSV/TSV and exporting to json has no direct added value?

Note that Excel and Google Sheet can also not export to sc (spreadsheet calculator), to DuckDB, etc. Just because something is possible, does not mean it therefore must exist.

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Re:Ask HN: Why isn't Excel and Google Sheet having a JSON ex... by 11235813213455 on Sunday March 09, 2025 @11:40AM (#43310074)

JSON is less sketchy than CSV because of many security risks (https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/279321/preventi...). I can foresee this be added in the future alongside CSV because it's more solid

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