Re:Ask HN: What would Excel's formula language look like if ...
by nailer on Monday December 02, 2013 @09:39AM
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pow(A2,2)
seems reasonable.
Please:
pow = Math.pow.bind(Math)
at least, as typing Math in a spreadsheet is going to get boring.
Not sure if JS is the best choice for a spreadsheet, though, JS has surprising (compared to Python or Ruby) IEEE 754 arithmetic. I don't know that much about the topic so perhaps someone else could elucidate.
Please:
at least, as typing Math in a spreadsheet is going to get boring.Not sure if JS is the best choice for a spreadsheet, though, JS has surprising (compared to Python or Ruby) IEEE 754 arithmetic. I don't know that much about the topic so perhaps someone else could elucidate.