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Hey, I remember your username from back then, thanks for the support!! Yeah, that was the first HN post I did. About use-cases: techy people use if for hacking
by anakic 10y ago
Hey, I remember your username from back then, thanks for the support!! Yeah, that was the first HN post I did.
About use-cases: techy people use if for hacking away at data in Excel and import/export. Enterprises also seem to want the automation part. The main scenario there is to have IT folks prepare queries, embed them into the workbook and set up triggers. Business users or clients then just interact with the workbook, without caring about the SQL queries that are running in the background populating data. Nice for interactive reports, much faster than building web applications for the purpose. That said, I do need to start doing surveys as this are just my conclusions based on email exchanges with users.
- fiatjaf 10y agoIt's great to know I don't have to know all the dirty details behind enterprises to develop a useful and profitable product!