May 4, 2009 at 8:52 am
I think Excel is great in single sheets, or maybe a couple simple links.
Once you start to go beyond that, it can become a huge mess. I spent months untangling an "inventory" system that someone had put into 3 workbooks across a dozen or so sheets that started to flake constantly when it was opened.
Works great for invoices as well, much better than Word 🙂
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May 4, 2009 at 9:06 am
I've seen excel used in great ways and like others have said. It's works well when used properly but when sued poorly it can become a real beast.
One of the more interesting uses of it that I've seen have been applications written using vba inside of excel. I can't find it just now, but IBM used to have an excel spreadsheet that stepped you through spec-ing out a server and then gave you a quote at the end of it. From an end-user perspective I found it worked quite well, however I'm not sure that I would have wanted to try to code/maintain it down the road.
-Luke.
May 4, 2009 at 10:11 am
Luke L (5/4/2009)
It's works well when used properly but when sued poorly it can become a real beast.
Wow, I know the US legal system's weird, but I didn't realise it had got to the point where you can sue an application....
😀
Sorry Luke, couldn't resist.
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May 4, 2009 at 10:16 am
GilaMonster (5/4/2009)
Luke L (5/4/2009)
It's works well when used properly but when sued poorly it can become a real beast.Wow, I know the US legal system's weird, but I didn't realise it had got to the point where you can sue an application....
😀
Not only that. The application then becomes a real beast? Is that a self defense mode?
😀
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May 4, 2009 at 10:25 am
Yet another reason to grant legal entity status to AIs... 😉
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May 4, 2009 at 10:29 am
GilaMonster (5/4/2009)
Luke L (5/4/2009)
It's works well when used properly but when sued poorly it can become a real beast.Wow, I know the US legal system's weird, but I didn't realise it had got to the point where you can sue an application....
😀
Sorry Luke, couldn't resist.
Sad thing was I noticed the reversal after the post went live and I just didn't feel the need to correct it.
Ahh well, I suppose I deserve it.
-Luke.
May 4, 2009 at 10:34 am
Alvin Ramard (5/4/2009)
GilaMonster (5/4/2009)
Luke L (5/4/2009)
It's works well when used properly but when sued poorly it can become a real beast.Wow, I know the US legal system's weird, but I didn't realise it had got to the point where you can sue an application....
😀
Not only that. The application then becomes a real beast? Is that a self defense mode?
😀
I believe that's technically know as Cyber-Lycanthropy. 😛
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May 4, 2009 at 10:39 am
I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at PASS in Seattle...
And his code was perfect....
Ahoooooooooooo
Werewolves of SQL
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May 4, 2009 at 10:46 am
Bob Hovious (5/4/2009)
I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at PASS in Seattle...And his code was perfect....
Ahoooooooooooo
Werewolves of SQL
Uh,oh, copyright infringement, Warren's not gonna like that. Better send Lawyers, Guns and Money. 🙂
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May 4, 2009 at 11:06 am
Bob Hovious (5/4/2009)
I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at PASS in Seattle...And his code was perfect....
Ahoooooooooooo
Werewolves of SQL
What?
Gail Shaw
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May 4, 2009 at 11:09 am
GilaMonster (5/4/2009)
Bob Hovious (5/4/2009)
I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at PASS in Seattle...And his code was perfect....
Ahoooooooooooo
Werewolves of SQL
What?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolves_of_London
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May 4, 2009 at 11:12 am
GilaMonster (5/4/2009)
Bob Hovious (5/4/2009)
I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at PASS in Seattle...And his code was perfect....
Ahoooooooooooo
Werewolves of SQL
What?
May 4, 2009 at 11:14 am
RBarryYoung (5/4/2009)
Bob Hovious (5/4/2009)
I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at PASS in Seattle...And his code was perfect....
Ahoooooooooooo
Werewolves of SQL
Uh,oh, copyright infringement, Warren's not gonna like that. Better send Lawyers, Guns and Money. 🙂
Not sure he'll mind as he passed in 03. His estate, well that's a different story...
-Luke.
May 4, 2009 at 11:17 am
Luke L (5/4/2009)
RBarryYoung (5/4/2009)
Bob Hovious (5/4/2009)
I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at PASS in Seattle...And his code was perfect....
Ahoooooooooooo
Werewolves of SQL
Uh,oh, copyright infringement, Warren's not gonna like that. Better send Lawyers, Guns and Money. 🙂
Not sure he'll mind as he passed in 03. His estate, well that's a different story...
-Luke.
True, but Barry's reference is still amusing.
- Gus "GSquared", RSVP, OODA, MAP, NMVP, FAQ, SAT, SQL, DNA, RNA, UOI, IOU, AM, PM, AD, BC, BCE, USA, UN, CF, ROFL, LOL, ETC
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May 4, 2009 at 11:29 am
Luke L (5/4/2009)
RBarryYoung (5/4/2009)
Bob Hovious (5/4/2009)
I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at PASS in Seattle...And his code was perfect....
Ahoooooooooooo
Werewolves of SQL
Uh,oh, copyright infringement, Warren's not gonna like that. Better send Lawyers, Guns and Money. 🙂
Not sure he'll mind as he passed in 03. His estate, well that's a different story...
-Luke.
Oh man that's right! Dang, I've had my head buried in code so long that I forgot. Ah well, one less excitable boy in the world, ... 🙁
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