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		badhombres on Sept 20, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Excel as Code I truly believe that Excel is the most abused software of all time. It has been mangled, malformed, smashed, and manipulated to do stuff that I don't believe the creators ever intended. Adding a scripting capability to it has unlocked the spirit of challenge in all SME's of finance related fields to make Excel the sole software they will use for all problems.

OzCrimson on Sept 21, 2021 [–]

This depends on the evidence you want to highlight.

There are a lot of truly amazing things people use Excel for. And they work. There's no denying that.

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