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Spreadsheets are the only programming language where approximate string matching is the default behavior (VLOOKUP with range_lookup=TRUE). I can't think of anot
by CherishRoby 8mo ago
Spreadsheets are the only programming language where approximate string matching is the default behavior (VLOOKUP with range_lookup=TRUE). I can't think of another language where fuzzy matching happens silently unless you explicitly opt out. Is this the most dangerous design decision in computing history?