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The ideal spreadsheet should be a mix of Excel, Geogebra, reactive Jupyter Notebook (like ObservableHQ or Vue.js computed properties), programmable in Python, C
by thibautg 8y ago
The ideal spreadsheet should be a mix of Excel, Geogebra, reactive Jupyter Notebook (like ObservableHQ or Vue.js computed properties), programmable in Python, C#, JavaScript and/or other languages with the ability to embed third-party widgets like maps or custom charts. And decent data connectors with SQL-like query syntax (including JOINs).
- tedmiston 8y agoAt that point the line between ideal spreadsheet and ideal dashboard becomes pretty thin which could be interesting.
- selimthegrim 8y agoCheck out blockpad.net. It’s getting there.
- quickthrower2 8y agoMaybe a spreadsheet that runs JS and and NPM. that would be pretty flexible
- dustingetz 8y agohttp://hyperfiddle.net http://hyperfiddle.net
- dvdhsu 8y agoHi — that’s what we’re working on! Retool (https://tryretool.com https://tryretool.com) is similar to Excel, except the cells are themselves React components. And you can refer to other components inside the props for each component. You can pull in data either via SQL, APIs, or any other data source we support. Everything inside Retool is also JavaScript, so it’s pretty hackable. If you’ve got any feedback, please let me know! I’m david@. Thanks!
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- james_s_tayler 8y agoI read the domain name as Tyre Tool.
- dvdhsu 8y agoThanks for your feedback! I’ll look more into what we can do. We tried purchasing the .com for around 6 figures, but the buyer wouldn’t sell. I’ll try sending him an email again.
- Intermernet 8y agoI thought I'd seen a .tool TLD that may have helped you but unfortunately it's .tools instead.
- kirubakaran 8y agoI think this is going to be a great success. All the best!
- abalaji 8y agoAn acquaintance of mine was working on this really cool spreadsheets startup that mashes up R, Python's SciStack, and Excel into a web-based tool. Definitely worth checking out: https://www.alphasheets.com/ https://www.alphasheets.com/
- fukbezos 8y agoVba is superior
- ginko 8y agoIt's kind of telling that all the sibling posts suggest SaaS options. The ironic thing about MS Office these days is that, even if it's still proprietary, you at least get to run it locally as a native application and keep control of your data.
- marcosdumay 8y agoWell, as long as the over the net authentication works so your local copy of Office will let you use it.