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Re:Why Google Sheets ported its calculation worker from Java... by Mathnerd314 on Thursday June 27, 2024 @10:20AM (#40810819)
I have tried using Google Sheets for large calculations, with even a few thousand rows it is much slower than say LibreOffice (instant vs. progress bar) Although maybe the WASM thing was not working.
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Re:Why Google Sheets ported its calculation worker from Java... by p_j_w on Thursday June 27, 2024 @10:53AM (#40811177)
>Although maybe the WASM thing was not working.

They only made these changes yesterday.

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Re:Why Google Sheets ported its calculation worker from Java... by shiandow on Thursday June 27, 2024 @10:41AM (#40811043)
Not surprising, google apps regularly seem to be slow to respond when I just type stuff.
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Re:Why Google Sheets ported its calculation worker from Java... by nradov on Thursday June 27, 2024 @02:32PM (#40813531)
Sometimes Google Sheets isn't just slow, it completely chokes and hangs on large spreadsheets with thousands of rows containing complex formulas. Excel handles the same spreadsheets fast and reliably.
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