This is true. Especially for programming where you can be asked to do anything at all that is computable. If you massively limit the scope then Excel is a fine

This is true. Especially for programming where you can be asked to do anything at all that is computable. If you massively limit the scope then Excel is a fine interface. Try making blogging software in Excel though. Do lawyers have want to move away from text and to something better? No. But for simple rules you can do no wordy things, like a no smoking sign or a locked door to indicate a rule. Formatting issues can be resolved by using an autoformatter. Tools can be made to visualise the code too.