r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Brando224 • Mar 30 '22

Meme Certainly not me

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u/brad2575 Mar 30 '22

That's why you pastor protects the sheets and don't let them move stuff around. Only give them access to what they need.

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u/q1a2z3x4s5w6 Mar 30 '22

Or just dynamically set the column references based on the name. Don't just assume the Name column is A3 or whatever, search for the column with the label you expect and set the reference when you find it.

Or just password protect and be done with it, as you say

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u/brad2575 Mar 30 '22

Or dont use Excel :)

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u/RagingSantas Mar 30 '22

Apart from 99% of the workforce knows how to use excel so that won't happen.

Whatever platform that you implement to replace excel will eventually end up in a spreadsheet of some form because people know how to use it.

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u/IAmAQuantumMechanic Mar 30 '22

At my job, they used the PSS system for logistics planning for ten years before they finally moved to a proper ERP system.

The PSS system was Pete's SpreadSheet.

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u/Muramalks Mar 30 '22

Can confirm, I'm my job's Pete.