Doesn't matter. If it is pitched as an alternative to spreadsheets being that much less straightforward is a big downside. And downsides will be used by actual

Doesn't matter. If it is pitched as an alternative to spreadsheets being that much less straightforward is a big downside. And downsides will be used by actual people to weigh their decisions. Why not make it straightforward first and then when people understand it, introduce the shortcuts? Not nerdy enough? Sometimes I have the feeling that a certain type of peogrammer doesn't even want others to understand what's going on, what they want is bending them to their own will and conventions.