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A bit off topic, but Excel has many dangerous features. Is there a spreadsheet that is safe to use ? I just know about gnumeric and LO's calc, but I don't know
by wiz21c 8y ago
A bit off topic, but Excel has many dangerous features. Is there a spreadsheet that is safe to use ? I just know about gnumeric and LO's calc, but I don't know how goo they are (I rarely use spreadsheets, most of the time to draw simple curves)
- Jonnax 8y agoCould you explain what the dangerous features are?
- adiusmus 8y agoDangerous is mostly the spaghetti business logic that results when excel spreadsheets get scaled up into systems. “Dangerous” in lighter ways: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-gYb5GUs0dM https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-gYb5GUs0dM Nostalgia requires this... https://www.smore.com/clippy-js https://www.smore.com/clippy-js
- adiusmus 8y agoTo those that think spreadsheets can’t be dangerous: https://www.cnbc.com/id/100923538 https://www.cnbc.com/id/100923538 From that link: “Spreadsheet errors are costing businesses billions of pounds, according to a financial modeling company, which is calling for the introduction of industry-wide standards to reduce the risk of mistakes. F1F9 estimated that 88 percent of all spreadsheets have errors in them, while 50 percent of spreadsheets used by large companies have material defects. The company said the mistakes are not just costly in terms of time and money - but also lead to damaged reputations, lost jobs and disrupted careers.”
- mynewtb 8y agoMaybe they meant https://www.owasp.org/index.php/CSV_Injection https://www.owasp.org/index.php/CSV_Injection