How I Accidentally Created the Fastest CSV Parser Ever Made
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The author shares their experience of accidentally creating a highly efficient CSV parser, sparking interest and discussion on the Hacker News community about the technical details and potential applications.
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> I don't get it. The miller csv beats it in the row counting, medium, and large benchmarks and then it's dropped from the rankings and not mentioned again. So.... It's not the fastest ever made, right?
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