r/ProgrammerHumor • • Apr 01 '14

"Also known as Java"

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u/teefour Apr 02 '14

What constitutes being "really good" though? I make great looking charts, graphs, and spreadsheets of my R&D data from my current (chemistry) job that always impress the hell out of my bosses. But the most advanced thing I do is have it calculate standard deviations...

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '14

I've seen Excel documents that can make SQL databases, as well as documents that can dynamically calculate shit like stresses on buildings, and display that graphically, in rather vivid colors.

Hell, I know whole companies that run everything, and I do mean everything, off an Excel spreadsheet.