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I agree spreadsheets are amazing, but they are not databases. Much grief has been caused by trying to make them be one.
by imgabe 1y ago
I agree spreadsheets are amazing, but they are not databases. Much grief has been caused by trying to make them be one.
- breadwinner 1y agoHave you not heard of spreadsheet-database hybrids? Like Airtable? Or if you want to use Postgres: https://visualdb.com https://visualdb.com
- bonoboTP 1y agoThe gap in conceptual complexity to switch to databases is just way too high for most people. One lets them accomplish the business goal, the other does not.
- themadturk 1y agoAnd yet...they are often used as databases, successfully.