Twinkling lights and nested loops: distributed problem solving and spreadsheets [pdf]

Posted by rjpower9000 on Monday July 07, 2025 @04:42PM
from the lri.fr dept.

https://www.lri.fr/~mbl/Stanford/CS477/papers/Nardi-Twinkling-IJMMS.pdf

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Re:Twinkling lights and nested loops: distributed problem so... by rjpower9000 on Monday July 07, 2025 @04:42PM (#44494493)

Not sure where I stumbled on this, but fascinating historical article on how people were already using spreadsheets for task management and development back in the 80s.

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