Talformat
Talformat is a fictional data-interchange format designed for representing tabular data along with lightweight metadata. It is used in educational materials and programming exercises to illustrate simple data serialization concepts and to compare with established formats like CSV and JSON. The design emphasizes human readability, minimal syntax, and easy parsing across programming languages.
Structure and syntax: A talformat document typically consists of two sections: an optional metadata section and
Usage and tooling: In practice, talformat is described in tutorials and lightweight exercises rather than formal
Relation to other formats: Talformat borrows from concepts in CSV for tabular data, JSON for metadata, and