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Re:Show HN: Quadratic – Open-Source Spreadsheet with Python,... by porker on Thursday April 06, 2023 @01:59AM (#35464699)
> Look up Lotus Improv and Javelin and Quantrix for examples of spreadsheets done right.

I looked them up but Google wasn't forthcoming about what made them be "done right". Can you explain what they brought?

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Re:Show HN: Quadratic – Open-Source Spreadsheet with Python,... by WillAdams on Friday April 07, 2023 @08:36AM (#35480955)
They are multi-dimensional spreadsheets where one has to instantiate and name each possible column/row, and then the formulae are set aside in a separate pane, and it is possible to re-arrange things as desired.
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