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Re:Domain expertise has always been the real moat by j16sdiz on Sunday May 31, 2026 @07:33AM (#48344910)
but.. they can iterate real quick!

As long as the expert don't run of patience, he may be able to do that.

Consider finance sector -- the industry is powered by excel spreadsheets made by non-programmer having no clue how programming works.

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Re:Domain expertise has always been the real moat by skydhash on Sunday May 31, 2026 @09:32AM (#48345552)
Spreadsheet is a DSL for finance and a lot of other sectors. But the lack of formal logic capabilities shows when you seen the spreadsheet organization. Most only stand with ducktape all over the place.
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