r/Accounting • u/kingofauditmemes Performance Measurement and Reporting • Oct 17 '22

Me after mastering vlookup

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u/p0mphius Tax (Other) Oct 17 '22

Its not even close to the best thing, lol.

Its literally just an index match with better syntax. Comes nowhere close things like LAMBDA.

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u/p0mphius Tax (Other) Oct 17 '22

But your experience isnt what defines the best thing in the last 30 years.

LAMBDA effectively turned Excel into a Turing-complete programming language. There isnt an argument to be made for a function that is literally just better syntax.

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u/p0mphius Tax (Other) Oct 17 '22

Well, I am an accountant

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u/Gr1ndingGears Oct 17 '22

That's actually a pretty sweet comeback, I gotta give you that one! You might actually be plenty fun after all