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Microsoft fixes the Excel feature that was wrecking scientific data (www.theverge.com)
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[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They should be if they're doing data analysis like this.

[–] Maalus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If it works, it works. Programming is a tough thing to learn.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Programming in R or Python isn't a lot harder than learning how to get Excel to do what you want. I'd wager it's easier since you don't have to fight your tools.

Excel has its place for simple quick calculations. But at some point it's simply the wrong tool.