Stop Using Excel, Finance Chiefs Tell Staffs
I would argue that the most commonly used programming language is Excel. But few of the people using it realize they&#x27;re programming.<p>It&#x27;s a brilliant reactive data programming model that makes intuitive sense to non-technical users. They feel empowered to use it to solve problems right now with a computer. They experiment with it, try things, Google how to do more things- just like any programmer does. And they feel capable of doing this because they don&#x27;t know they&#x27;re programming.<p>Within the Amazon warehouse world, I have seen incredible innovation using it. An acquaintance of mine got into development by using it to help save soldiers lives while serving in Afghanistan[0].<p>I agree that mission critical data needs to get out of it and into a centralized system, but I still feel Excel is an incredible tool in any business.<p>[0]<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=7950190" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=7950190</a>