Re:GitHub is no longer independent at Microsoft after CEO re...
by account42 on Tuesday August 12, 2025 @09:12AM
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CSV already solved this problem with quotes. Maybe not the most convenient solution for some users but that's no excuse for the Excel behavior of making up a different format depending on the locale.
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Re:GitHub is no longer independent at Microsoft after CEO re...
by mbreese on Tuesday August 12, 2025 @01:14PM
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Excel really doesn't care what users think. I mean, in biology, we've already had to change the names of genes to accommodate Excel's auto-date conversion routines. So, why would it care to have globally consistent CSV formats?