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Microsoft recently developed a modular form of Microsoft Office which allows you to integrate a modifiable spreadsheet into things other than .xlsx files. Autom
by keenmaster 6y ago
Microsoft recently developed a modular form of Microsoft Office which allows you to integrate a modifiable spreadsheet into things other than .xlsx files. Automation may be easier if disparate systems all used the same modules. This is especially true in the finance sector where everyone uses Excel.
- mkl 6y agoRecently? That sounds like OLE [1], which has been around since the 1990s. Have they redone it? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object_Linking_and_Embedding https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object_Linking_and_Embedding
- keenmaster 6y agoMicrosoft’s Fluid Framework was announced at this year’s Build conference. It’s like OLE + Google Docs “on steroids.” Imagine sending an email with an embedded spreadsheet to multiple recipients who then collaborate and edit in-line without opening the Excel file. Or PowerPoint, Word, etc... Everyone would see the edits in real time. The modules are drag and droppable. The whole framework is also open source, so Microsoft envisions developers making new applications out of the core concept. https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/19/21260005/microsoft-office-fluid-web-document-features-build https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/19/21260005/microsoft-office...