Big Data

SheetJS demonstrated the value of processing large datasets in the web browser and other JavaScript environments. SheetJS libraries have pushed the limits of data processing in the web browser, and some innovations and discoveries have been integrated into the ReactJS framework and other foundational JS libraries.

JS Engines have improved over the years, but there are some hard limits to browser support using traditional methods of data processing. Vendors have introduced APIs and techniques for representing and processing very large binary and textual files.

Since many of the techniques only work in a few engines, they are not embedded in the library. They are recommended only when traditional approaches falter.

• Large Datasets - Dense Mode + Incremental CSV / HTML / JSON / XLML Export
• Web Workers - Run large data flows without freezing the browser