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> rolling median, or finding a maximum The real question is why are you writing code to make a plot when you can load a csv in excel and get a clean plot in 2
by RandomThoughts3 2y ago
> rolling median, or finding a maximum
The real question is why are you writing code to make a plot when you can load a csv in excel and get a clean plot in 2 minutes.
- noisy_boy 2y agoMaybe because they need to do that every day with variations and automating away the monotonous chore is one of the main points of writing code.
- RandomThoughts3 2y ago> I saw my colleagues again and again implementing basic algorithms such as rolling median, or finding a maximum. Emphasis mine so I will go with no regarding your explanation. It’s obvious the discussion was about one shot plotting from the start. The whole Go vs Python discussion for graphing doesn’t make sense in the context of automation.
- rcxdude 2y agoBecause Excel sucks at plotting, especially if you have non-trivial amounts of data.