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Honestly, I think nearly the exact reverse -- the world would be a better place with more Excels and fewer "languages as we think of them." Separation of "deve

by jrm4 5y ago

Honestly, I think nearly the exact reverse -- the world would be a better place with more Excels and fewer "languages as we think of them." Separation of "developer" and "user" is artificial and more should be done to recognize that.

scoopertrooper 5y ago
In my professional life, I've come to understand the difference between a developer and a user is the degree to which they can think about a problem riggeriously. Most users work at a very high level, a developer helps them break problems down and think about things concretely.
Orou 5y ago
> Separation of "developer" and "user" is artificial and more should be done to recognize that. I've seen some company ROI models built in excel that I think would change your mind about this.
- pjmlp 5y ago
  I bet they wouldn't be much different from some C++/Perl, and VB 6 / COM stuff I have seen as well.