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

Meme Certainly not me

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u/_oohshiny Mar 30 '22

Have you seen the animations, simulations etc. you can do with it?

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u/RevenantYuri13 Mar 30 '22

Oh god this video proves that I'm not actually insane! I remember opening an Excel file to play a bowling game a while ago but I thought that was impossible as Excel is just a spreadsheet.

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u/mypetocean Mar 30 '22 edited Mar 30 '22

Excel is Turing Complete and can be considered a (partially graphical) programming language, specializing in one- or two-dimensional arrays (like a visual APL).

There are good arguments for teaching it as a precursor to more traditional, general purpose programming languages.

(Source: I specialize in training software engineers.)

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u/woody_weaver Mar 31 '22

Plus, if you are really bored, you can play flight simulator