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		mcbishop on Sept 20, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Excel as Code >spreadsheets have NOT BEEN IMPROVED significantly since VisiCalc Not true. Excel added dynamic-array formulas a few years ago (where a single formula automatically spills into applicable cells below the edited cell) — game changer. And LAMBDA functions are currently in the Excel beta version (create your own (recursive) functions directly in Excel) — another game changer.

Mengkudulangsat on Sept 20, 2021 | [–]

The improvements you mentioned are honestly esoteric.

I'm more curious on why we can't have built-in version control, or have unlimited rows, or have a linter in the formula bar in excel by now.

pjmlp on Sept 21, 2021 | [–]

You forgot about the F# flavoured query language as well.

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