📊 Simple data formats + powerful tools scale

There is an ongoing shift in data analysis tools. Another example is datavzrd. datavzrd is a zero/low-code, interactive, visual, server-free, browser-based reporting tool for tabular datasets.

The paper makes an interesting statement:

Most spreadsheet applications, including Excel, lack the capability to quickly and easily visualize different columns of a dataset. They also do not support reproducibility of results for similar datasets without repeating the work.

This last point is key. For example, if data needs monthly review, tools like this make a lot of sense. Complete automation becomes possible. Manual spreadsheet work every month becomes unnecessary, eliminating tedious and error-prone processes.

This is another example of the trend toward simple data formats and flexible tools.

YAML, CSV, and Markdown are the file formats of the future.

Simple data formats + powerful tools is the formula that scales.