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I’m yet to see a spreadsheet workflow successfully replaced by something else.
by nesarkvechnep 10mo ago
I’m yet to see a spreadsheet workflow successfully replaced by something else.
- crubier 10mo agoStreamlit apps or similar are doing a great job at this where I'm at. As simple to build and deploy as Excel, but with the right data types, the right UI, the right access and version control, the right programming language that LLMs understand, the right SW ecosystem and packages, etc.
- SauntSolaire 10mo agoAre they actually as simply to deploy as Excel? My guess would be that most streamlit apps never make it further than the computer they're written on.
- crubier 10mo agoIf you have the right tooling (e.g. Streamlit.io) then yes, literally. To 'deploy' an Excel file I go to Office365 and create my excel file and hit share To 'deploy' a Streamlit file I go to Streamlit and write my single file python code (can be a one liner) and hit share
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- tehjoker 10mo agomaybe the strategy in those cases is to augment the core spreadsheet with tools that can unit test it and broadcast changes etc
- esafak 10mo agoProgramming in a spreadsheet is an anti-pattern. Does anyone review your workflow? Write tests for it? Use a real programming language; a notebook at least.