The New York Times course to teach its reporters data skills is now open-source

Re:The New York Times course to teach its reporters data ski... by smsm42 on Thursday June 13, 2019 @03:39AM (#20172558)

I don't know who dislikes spreadsheets, I am a programmer by trade and I regularly use spreadsheets to accomplish dozens of tasks, from managing household budget to making semi-automated expense reports to keeping scores in local gaming club. Spreadsheets are an excellent tool if used properly, and more you learn about them more uses they reveal.

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Re:The New York Times course to teach its reporters data ski... by carlmr on Thursday June 13, 2019 @04:51AM (#20172872)

Until you see motor simulations running in Excel which break in many ways.

If your data can be manually entered it's decent, or if you just need to filter CSV by some columns. But anything above that please choose a proper programming language and data format.

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Re:The New York Times course to teach its reporters data ski... by smsm42 on Thursday June 13, 2019 @01:26PM (#20176937)

So you're saying you should use appropriate tools for the job? Fascinating idea!

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