[hackernewds]

why are the words cols and properties are rows. seems counter intuitive

[parpfish]

just tilt your head 90 degrees and it'll be fine.

this is rows/columns from a math/matrix/tensor perspective where they are the arbitrary first and second dimensions of a data-containing object.

it's not rows/columns from a database perspective where you expect columns to define a static schema and rows to be individual records.