On 2/3/2016 4:23 AM, Ignacio Diaz-Emparanza wrote:

Half the world uses the decimal comma.
This strict CSV format cannot be an international standard. It is not "internationally feasible" because of the ambiguity of the comma.

This is simply a non-sequitur.
We currently have an unfortunate situation:
some countries have not yet transitioned to a period
for the decimal mark. This means casual communication
is plagued by an ambiguity.

This need not be the case for scientific communication.
There is a standard. Use it. It is really that simple.

Well ... almost: we need some way to communicate adherence to the standard.
That is the role that should be but currently is not played by the .csv extension.

Note that this lack of ambiguity is already present in almost
all computing languages: the dot is the decimal separator.
Everyone needs to bite the bullet and accept that this is
**already** an international standard, with unfortunately poor adherence.
Science is inherently international and needs single standards.
Arguing for the use of the comma is like arguing for the use of the inch.

Cheers,
Alan


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