jack_ruru

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   by jack_ruru 9mo ago

   Larger update since the last post: – Added the i18n foundation – Introduced an initial French translation – Implemented URL parameter support for loading state and navigation Thanks again for the feedback — it directly influenced this refac
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   by jack_ruru 9mo ago

   Yes, they’re related in spirit — thanks for the link! Spreadsheet-blocks focuses more on building spreadsheets visually, while Frockly is primarily about inspecting and refactoring existing Excel formulas and making their structure explicit
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   by jack_ruru 9mo ago

   Thanks for all the comments! I just added mobile view support and updated the README based on the feedback.
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   by jack_ruru 9mo ago

   That’s fair feedback — I’ll add static screenshots or a slower demo. Thanks for pointing it out.
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   by jack_ruru 9mo ago

   Good catch — I’ve added an MIT license to the repository. Thanks for pointing it out.
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   by jack_ruru 9mo ago

   Thanks! Please feel free to open an issue or a PR on GitHub. I’d be happy to discuss improvements there.
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   by jack_ruru 10mo ago

   Yeah, that’s usually what I do as well. Breaking formulas down into smaller pieces with clear intent helps a lot. What I’ve been thinking about lately are cases where large formulas already exist, and changing the sheet structure (adding he
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   Show HN: Frockly – A visual editor for understanding complex Excel formulas

   56 points by jack_ruru 10mo ago|21 comments
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   by jack_ruru 10mo ago

   Yeah, I agree — LET and LAMBDA are surprisingly powerful. They definitely help with naming intermediate values and avoiding recomputation. The limitation I keep feeling is less about expressiveness and more about working with existing for
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    by jack_ruru 10mo ago

    Yeah, that’s usually what I do as well. Breaking formulas into helper columns definitely makes things clearer. What I’ve been running into is cases where large formulas already exist (and refactoring them into multiple columns isn’t always
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    Ask HN: How do you deal with large, hard-to-read Excel formulas?

    13 points by jack_ruru 10mo ago|12 comments