Re:The coordinate system for an infinite spreadsheet
by Tiereven on Monday May 29, 2023 @09:26AM
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n prefix to indicate negative is a strange choice. I suspect it will have unwanted repercussions, i.e. what about a variable named `n`?
I'll admit though, I'd never really considered that overloading the dash symbol to mean so many things was strange until I read this. It still seems like inventing a new nomenclature for negative numbers is a bit reaching for spreadsheet software.
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I'm not sure I understand what problem is being solved here either. What does negative spreadsheet indexes give us that positive-only indexes didn't?
edit 2 None of this is to downplay what OP & co is doing here. I'm hugely thankful for the community behind any effort to open source key pieces of technology. I don't use spreadsheets on a regular basis, but when I do, I am always impressed by their ability to flexibly solve problems. Awesome work making this technology modern and open source.
I'll admit though, I'd never really considered that overloading the dash symbol to mean so many things was strange until I read this. It still seems like inventing a new nomenclature for negative numbers is a bit reaching for spreadsheet software.
edit I'm not sure I understand what problem is being solved here either. What does negative spreadsheet indexes give us that positive-only indexes didn't?
edit 2 None of this is to downplay what OP & co is doing here. I'm hugely thankful for the community behind any effort to open source key pieces of technology. I don't use spreadsheets on a regular basis, but when I do, I am always impressed by their ability to flexibly solve problems. Awesome work making this technology modern and open source.