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Re:Everything that uses configuration files should report wh... by opensourceac on Sunday June 25, 2023 @02:32PM (#36471251)
A feature of actuarial software is generating dependency graphs of functions. Actuaries don't write the financial models that power reporting processes in standard languages (Python, Julia, C++) and instead have proprietary systems with features like this.
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Re:Everything that uses configuration files should report wh... by etothepii on Sunday June 25, 2023 @03:00PM (#36471478)
What systems are you thinking if?

In my experience most actuaries I interact with maintain truly horrendous spreadsheets with labyrinthine complexity.

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