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I'm currently attempting to write a roguelike using nothing other than Excel formulae (no macros etc.). It's going surprisingly well so far, although the limita

I'm currently attempting to write a roguelike using nothing other than Excel formulae (no macros etc.). It's going surprisingly well so far, although the limitations are obviously frustrating - not least the inability to correctly lock-in random numbers, although I think that can be worked around by linking the data from another workbook. Obviously this is not a serious project, but it's kind of fun. I think this is where Excel gets dangerous. To a certain type of mind (perhaps like mine), the enjoyment from forcing a non-compliant system to do your bidding is greater than the enjoyment of using the proper tool to do the job quickly and effectively. I still don't use pivot tables. Those are too practical.

doppenhe 13y ago
this is cool. I am pretty well versed in excel myself if you need any help.
DanBC 13y ago
> I think this is where Excel gets dangerous. To a certain type of mind (perhaps like mine), the enjoyment from forcing a non-compliant system to do your bidding is greater than the enjoyment of using the proper tool to do the job quickly and effectively. You're hacking around with something for fun. Other people? Not so much. EG, the guy who used MS Works spreadsheet (which was not loadable by anything else) for everything, including word processing. He'd open a spreadsheet, and type text in, and get "nicely" laid out documents.