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And Lotus Improv ‘solved’ spreadsheets about thirty-five years ago. So?

NuclearPM 21 days ago [–]

So?

qubex 21 days ago | [–]

I guess “so nothing”. The model is fundamentally broken. Adding a third dimension to certain cells by giving them a new type (‘tuple’, ‘list’?) whilst also having multiple sheets that aren’t (really) addressable is a disaster for the semantics.

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