Re:Show HN: OM Core – multidimensional models without spread...
by cyanydeez on Friday July 03, 2026 @04:57PM
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the only way that's possible is if you can use a spreadsheet to test the code.
Re:Show HN: OM Core – multidimensional models without spread...
by cloudcell on Saturday July 04, 2026 @11:50AM
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“Anything that is currently modeled” would be true if we could guarantee the correctness of AI-generated code.
Business people prefer the familiarity of spreadsheets, or at least some kind of grid. At the same time, I am working on this software out of frustration with spreadsheets, because users are forced to translate A1*B2-style addresses into business meaning.
So I agree that code is one possible direction. But I think there is also a middle ground: business rules over dimensions. Enterprise tools like TM1 have explored this direction for decades.
"prediction re the end of spreadsheets
AI code gen means that anything that is currently modeled as a spreadsheet is better modeled in code. You get all the advantages of software - libraries, open source, AI, all the complexity and expressiveness."