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I finally caved and got myself a copy, because the spreadsheet capabilities of Excel are still unrivaled compared to free alternatives. If you watch the classic
by kinghajj 5y ago
I finally caved and got myself a copy, because the spreadsheet capabilities of Excel are still unrivaled compared to free alternatives. If you watch the classic "You suck at Excel" video, you'll see that there are numerous actions the presenter does that do not have analogs in LibreOffice nor Google Sheets. The table feature is probably the one I miss the most; in fact, I really like how in the Mac program Numbers, all sheets are multi-table by default. It makes it much easier to group parts of the sheet into logical sections, and to extend one table without affecting the others.
- GhettoComputers 5y agoThats interesting, many people I know hate excel since its so slow, its clunky and switched to python for data since their computers overheat, freeze and crash when they work with large data sets on excel.
- kinghajj 5y agoMaybe that's it, I'm not working with large data sets. My use case is more like "track all of my salary, dividend, and capital gains, and estimate how much extra I need to pay in taxes." :)
- GhettoComputers 5y agoYou might be better suited with jupiter notebook.
- int_19h 5y agoIt's often much easier to do grouping and charts in Excel with a few clicks, even for someone who already knows Python in a data science context.
- bloblaw 5y agoExcel is incredibly powerful. Watch an accountant or financial expert in a mid to large company use it. They'll use functions you've never heard of...and don't require writing Python. Or watch this video and level-up your Excel! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNuC6ayrNKQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNuC6ayrNKQ Note: Joel Spolsky (co-founder of Stack Overflow, Trello, FogBugz, more) was a program manager for Excel in 90's.