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by dClauzel 170 days ago
Just use CSV at this point :D
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Ha, fair. CSV gets you 80% there.

The 20% ISON adds: - Multiple named tables in one doc - Cross-table references - No escaping hell (quoted strings handled cleanly) - Schema validation (ISONantic)

If you're stuffing one flat table into context, CSV works fine. When you have users + orders + products with relationships, ISON saves you from JSON's bracket tax.