"Of course there are better formats, but all these sources aren’t able to agree on some successful format."
It's the same with csv. They come in all kinds of formats because nobody agreed on the standard. Comma separated, semicolon separated, pipe separated, escaped, not escaped.
Everytime I have to deal with csv I first have to figure out how to parse it in code.
So I think the author is right, we must agree on a better format because that is what friends do.
You are also right because it's an illusion to think that this is going to change anythime soon. But who knows..
It's the same with csv. They come in all kinds of formats because nobody agreed on the standard. Comma separated, semicolon separated, pipe separated, escaped, not escaped.
Everytime I have to deal with csv I first have to figure out how to parse it in code.
So I think the author is right, we must agree on a better format because that is what friends do.
You are also right because it's an illusion to think that this is going to change anythime soon. But who knows..