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I disagree strongly with (1). If you just need to sum a list of numbers, or quickly calculate payroll or something, Excel does a fine job. For certain types of
by angersock 12y ago
I disagree strongly with (1).
If you just need to sum a list of numbers, or quickly calculate payroll or something, Excel does a fine job. For certain types of engineering calculations (the horror), Excel does a fine job.
The overhead of having a full developer implement the tool is absurd, because many of these problems can and should be solved in less than 10 minutes of spreadsheet jockeying.
- dragonwriter 12y ago> If you just need to sum a list of numbers, or quickly calculate payroll or something, Excel does a fine job. Sure, its great for lots of one-time quick calculations. I was really referring to its use in on-going operations with changing requirements where maintenance is necessary. The problem comes in when something that is suitable as a one-off tool -- and perhaps, as such, might make a decent prototype for a proper ongoing, maintainable tool -- instead gets pressed into service as a production tool and becomes a sinkhole of technical debt.