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Re:Royal College considers no confidence move after Excel re... by _a_a_a_ on Friday October 20, 2023 @08:12AM (#37955053)
No. Most of us work to deliver

> Here's a universal tool whose potential is limited only by one's imagination

And it crashing, and it being limited in capacity, and not being as flexible as SQL (in areas SQL is good at). It's not a universal tool, good as it is.

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Re:Royal College considers no confidence move after Excel re... by TeMPOraL on Friday October 20, 2023 @08:18AM (#37955087)
By universal tool I meant a general-purpose computer equipped with tools letting you program it.

> No. Most of us work to deliver

I mean, yes, of course - but "playing with silly tools" is one of many methods of delivering without losing your mind in the process.

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Re:Royal College considers no confidence move after Excel re... by tormeh on Friday October 20, 2023 @11:34AM (#37957570)
I work to earn money, I work to feel useful, I work for the challenge, etc. I do not really work to deliver adtech or LoB features. That's just a (un?)fortunate byproduct of the process.
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