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Mimicking a spreadsheet with an RDBMS would be a neat hack, but I think the better solution is to simply use the database like a database. If an amateur carpen
by bigbubba 6y ago
Mimicking a spreadsheet with an RDBMS would be a neat hack, but I think the better solution is to simply use the database like a database. If an amateur carpenter is trying to hammer screws into wood, you hand him a screw driver, not try to invent some sort of hammer with a twisting mechanism that turns screws when you wack them. Use the right tool for the job, and use it like it's meant to be used. If the workers involved don't understand the right tool, then either train them or hire new workers who do.
- skykooler 6y ago> not try to invent some sort of hammer with a twisting mechanism that turns screws when you wack them. That's a thing, it's a manual impact driver. And sometimes it is the right tool for the job (for example, when you have stuck screws and a regular screwdriver would just strip the head).
- bigbubba 6y agoSure, kind of. You hit the impact driver with a hammer, but I wouldn't call the driver a hammer.