The world - rightfully - has a love-hate relationship with spreadsheets. As many of the comments here point out, it is a much more nuanced subject than the refe

The world - rightfully - has a love-hate relationship with spreadsheets. As many of the comments here point out, it is a much more nuanced subject than the referenced article suggests. For those interested in a little deeper dive I recently wrote this three-part blog series on the origin and nature of spreadsheets: - Spreadsheets are programs: https://medium.com/@hjalli/3-things-you-dont-understand-about-spreadsheets-part-1-7dfd6b3759cb https://medium.com/@hjalli/3-things-you-dont-understand-abou... - Spreadsheets made the PC market: https://medium.com/@hjalli/3-things-you-dont-understand-about-spreadsheets-part-2-43a4fb7b6a45 https://medium.com/@hjalli/3-things-you-dont-understand-abou... - Spreadsheets are everywhere: https://medium.com/@hjalli/3-things-you-dont-understand-about-spreadsheets-part-3-eed2162d0628 https://medium.com/@hjalli/3-things-you-dont-understand-abou...