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Re:Microsoft launches a drag-and-drop machine learning tool by darkerside on Friday May 03, 2019 @04:44PM (#19822096)
Excel has proven there's a market for tricking people into designing complex technical systems without realizing that they are programming a computer.
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Re:Microsoft launches a drag-and-drop machine learning tool by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Friday May 03, 2019 @08:53PM (#19823551)
'tricking'. Such typical tech guy condescension. Excel provides a ramp all the way from "put numbers in boxes" through complicated multidimensional calculations to... well game development if you're crazy enough. It's a good tool for the tasks it was designed for, and it can be used by people of all skill levels.
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Re:Microsoft launches a drag-and-drop machine learning tool by darkerside on Saturday May 04, 2019 @11:54PM (#19831055)
Heh. Didn't mean to condescend. I do think many powerful Excel users don't think they are programming, so I stand by my statement.
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