This is issue #004 ofThe Missing Header — formerly known as the Tablecruncher Newsletter* Recently, I got a CSV file with column names like state, amount, and the ever-popular date. Even after looking at the content for a while, their meaning wasn’t obvious. What kind of “date” are we talking
This is already issue #003 ofThe Missing Header — formerly known as the Tablecruncher Newsletter* Opening a CSV file in Excel feels easy. You double-click, it loads, and voilà — your data. Or so you think. But what actually happens under the hood can quietly corrupt your data without you ever noticing.
Welcome to issue #002 of The Missing Header — formerly known as the Tablecruncher Newsletter* A user emailed me, rather frustrated. They had a CSV full of customer data — and a clear goal: get rid of duplicates. They opened it in Excel, clicked Remove Duplicates, and… nothing happened. Why? Because every
Hey there – and welcome to the very first issue of The Missing Header! Formerly known as the Tablecruncher Newsletter, I’ve rebranded it to avoid confusion with the software project. Same author, same scope — still all about solving messy data problems. I’m really glad you’re here. We’ll