Re:Missing Covid-19 test data was caused by the ill-thought-...
by zentiggr on Tuesday October 06, 2020 @10:16AM
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Because Excel is a spreadsheet, for calculating with numbers.
Then there's additional code for dealing with all the inconvenient ways people format things, or want to add text labels, or do things closer to numerical/financial analysis, or all the other extras wrapped around the core "put numbers in boxes and do math".
That misunderstanding is at the core of Excel misuse.
Then there's additional code for dealing with all the inconvenient ways people format things, or want to add text labels, or do things closer to numerical/financial analysis, or all the other extras wrapped around the core "put numbers in boxes and do math".
That misunderstanding is at the core of Excel misuse.