WashedOver@lemmy.ca to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 11 months agoit always interesting when multi billion dollar company's costing system is a 63 tab excel 97 spreadsheet at it's core...lemmy.caimagemessage-square199fedilinkarrow-up11.07Karrow-down112
arrow-up11.06Karrow-down1imageit always interesting when multi billion dollar company's costing system is a 63 tab excel 97 spreadsheet at it's core...lemmy.caWashedOver@lemmy.ca to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square199fedilink
minus-squarestoy@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoThat is fair, I was perhaps a bit rash when bashing Excel on that point.
minus-squarefreebeelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoIt does still happen. Even in new projects. It happened in Britain on their big COVID19.xls sheet https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54423988
minus-squarestoy@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoOh yeah, I remember that one… Thst is a classic example of what Excel is not used for.
That is fair, I was perhaps a bit rash when bashing Excel on that point.
It does still happen. Even in new projects. It happened in Britain on their big COVID19.xls sheet
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54423988
Oh yeah, I remember that one…
Thst is a classic example of what Excel is not used for.