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Typical MS...

• anthk 2y ago
  Excel bugs forced scientists to rename genomes...
  • otherme123 2y ago
    I don't like Excel, but 1) it is a true feature when used as intended in a finantial environment and 2) you shouldn't use Excel to fiddle with genetic data, learn proper tooling, you are supposed to be a pro. Still I think changing user data silently is an error. This is known since at least 2004, with workarounds (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/1471-2105-5-80 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/1471-2105-5-80), yet people still use Excel instead of learning a bit about proper data storage. In my lab I sent a mail with the steps to harden Excel against this "bug". Want to guess how many did it? Zero.
    • TeMPOraL 2y ago
      > proper data storage Excel is second after Access for bottom-up developed data storage. And since Access is all but gone, it's absolutely not surprising people reach for Excel.