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UI is impressive! But, how is the functionality provided better than tons of free spreadsheet apps out there?
by fourier_mode 7y ago
UI is impressive!
But, how is the functionality provided better than tons of free spreadsheet apps out there?
- zarathustraa 7y agoSpreadsheets force you to pick cells, and the formulas are hidden. They are non-linear, this is linear. They also take a lot of screen space, this is tiny.
- degenerate 7y agoI haven't used it, but not having to type your data points into separate columns seems to be the benefit here. Instead of forcing rigid entry you can type human-like numeric notes and it will perform the calculations on the fly.
- ken 7y agoDon't you mean dc(1)? If user interfaces don't matter to you, you don't even need a spreadsheet.
- quakenul 7y agoWell, since you can literally build game engines in free spreadsheet apps, probably none, but, as you noticed yourself, the selling point is the UX/UI, which seems to be excellent.
- m-p-3 7y agoIf you just want to quickly input data without caring for cells, rows, columns this is great.
- kragen 7y agoIf you're only concerned about functionality and not UI, you can always write your calculations in hexadecimal machine code, at least if you don't have the misfortune to be on iOS or some similar game console platform where users aren't allowed to write code. But I think it's more practical to use a better UI.