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I'd say it's less that spreadsheets are underrated and more that they're so ubiquitous that people don't even think about them. Basically "low code" solutions
by asdfman123 6y ago
I'd say it's less that spreadsheets are underrated and more that they're so ubiquitous that people don't even think about them.
Basically "low code" solutions are meant to improve upon the spreadsheet and fill the gap between that and software.
- breck 6y agoI think this is a good summary. Only MS and Goog truly know, but I've seen decent published estimates that Excel + Google Sheets have 1B+ users (https://medium.com/grid-spreadsheets-run-the-world https://medium.com/grid-spreadsheets-run-the-world). So "low code" has been with us since the 1980's.
- thedudeabides5 6y agoDon't forget about VisiCalc! The Apple IIs killer app! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VisiCalc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VisiCalc Data tools that don't play well with spreadsheets are just fighting their massive potential user base. Why not build something that helps the poor bastards working in spreadsheets till 3am, rather than telling them 'oh if you only had a couple hundred hours to learn pandas (and command line, and a bit of linux, and maybe some network infrastructure classes), you would be fine!"