Excel - Obsolete? (1 Viewer)

Uncle Gizmo

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If you’re still using Excel or Google Sheets for business, you might already know that Excel is obsolete for many business use-cases. But how do you switch from Excel to a better alternative like R Shiny? It’s easier to get started than you might think, especially if you’re already an Excel power user.

https://appsilon.com/switch-from-excel-to-r-shiny/
 

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excel obsolete, what kind of bad trip are you on?
I still do things in excel 10 times faster then most others using "new shiny" tools
 

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Ah! You fell for the Click bait too!
 
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Isaac

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You got me U.G.! ha ha. To be totally honest, my main thought was "WTF?" and I clicked on it too.
Their only explanation to support their "you may know Excel is now obsolete" claim was a one-paragraph assertion, basically, that it's too risky because people can make unintended/uncontrolled mistakes. As a counter alternative to that, they then brag that people with no coding or IT experience can start coding in R on their first day and control their R Shiny tool with SQL, too. What an interesting and nonsensical juxtaposition of ideas there! : )

Because of course, nobody has made mistake in R or SQL before! Ok, well that woke me up which is good so I cannot be annoyed now. :)
 

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Glad I read the replies first! I am not a huge fan of excel, mainly because of its over and mis use as a database. That being said, excel cannot be beat when It comes to doing what it does best.
 

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