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Re:A modern, open-source spreadsheet that goes beyond the grid by sachahjkl on Thursday November 02, 2023 @06:08AM (#38111257)
how about not using web technologies to make spreadsheet software ?
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Re:A modern, open-source spreadsheet that goes beyond the grid by bvan on Thursday November 02, 2023 @06:55AM (#38111655)
Yes, please.
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Re:A modern, open-source spreadsheet that goes beyond the grid by dsagal on Thursday November 02, 2023 @08:39AM (#38112686)
Incidentally, Grist runs on the desktop (Windows, Mac, Linux), see https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-electron.
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Re:A modern, open-source spreadsheet that goes beyond the grid by rrdharan on Thursday November 02, 2023 @09:48AM (#38113462)
… using web technologies (it’s an Electron app).
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Re:A modern, open-source spreadsheet that goes beyond the grid by wg0 on Thursday November 02, 2023 @11:02AM (#38114465)
I think web technologies have gone too far and too mature. The alternatives are not as much portable and approachable for some applications.

For instance, Win32 API/Swift UI/GTK would be the surface area for a cross platform application. I am not counting Qt/wxWdigets. You can tell a Qt application from a mile away.

And making an application look identical on all platforms is downright impossible. There would be noticeable differences.

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Re:A modern, open-source spreadsheet that goes beyond the grid by SoftTalker on Thursday November 02, 2023 @12:44PM (#38116297)
An application should not look identical on all platforms. It should instead follow the conventions of the platform.
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Re:A modern, open-source spreadsheet that goes beyond the grid by peheje on Thursday November 02, 2023 @03:19PM (#38118618)
Never understood this. I own Windows and Mac computers, Apple iPad and Android phone, and annoyed everytime software just doesn't look the same when I switch between platforms. Why must everything look different? That's why I love the web and web applications.
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