Programming languages tend to be geared toward coercing the user to abstract data into symbols. Spreadsheets are the other way around being more focused on keep

Programming languages tend to be geared toward coercing the user to abstract data into symbols. Spreadsheets are the other way around being more focused on keeping the data in front of your face as a table. Data can be a complex thing to understand. By forcing data to be explicitly displayed in tables, users no longer need to "read source code" as just a casual glance at a chart or a table leads to significant comprehension about what's going on.