Ask HN: Why isn't Excel and Google Sheet having a JSON export option?

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Post by 11235813213455 » Mon, Feb 24, 2025, 9:09 AM UTC

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Re: Ask HN: Why isn't Excel and Google Sheet having a JSON export option?

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Post by stop50 » Mon, Feb 24, 2025, 9:17 AM UTC

Because json is not an common format?

Re: Ask HN: Why isn't Excel and Google Sheet having a JSON export option?

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Post by tifkap » Mon, Feb 24, 2025, 12:41 PM UTC

Because it can already export to CSV/TSV and exporting to json has no direct added value?

Note that Excel and Google Sheet can also not export to sc (spreadsheet calculator), to DuckDB, etc. Just because something is possible, does not mean it therefore must exist.

Re: Ask HN: Why isn't Excel and Google Sheet having a JSON export option?

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Post by 11235813213455 » Sun, Mar 09, 2025, 3:40 PM UTC

tifkap wrote: post #3

Because it can already export to CSV/TSV and exporting to json has no direct added value? Note that Excel and Google Sheet can also not export to sc (spreadsheet calculator), to DuckDB, etc. Just because something is possible, does not mean it therefore must exist.

JSON is less sketchy than CSV because of many security risks (https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/279321/preventi...). I can foresee this be added in the future alongside CSV because it's more solid