I agree, Python is amazing for dealing with numbers! While this is true for developers, we often get the requirements from the business people/product managers and they put the samples in Excel. 🤷♂️
Then archive their concept and deliver a solution in a less error prone programming language rather than patching up a buggy, flashy spreadsheet. We had inaccurate Covid 19 stats in the UK due to Excel errors lately, but the horrors are many, and usually buried by companies to save their embarrassment.
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DON'T USE A SPREADSHEET.
If you used Python, for example, you could use decimals and set the precision appropriately.
I agree, Python is amazing for dealing with numbers! While this is true for developers, we often get the requirements from the business people/product managers and they put the samples in Excel. 🤷♂️
Then archive their concept and deliver a solution in a less error prone programming language rather than patching up a buggy, flashy spreadsheet. We had inaccurate Covid 19 stats in the UK due to Excel errors lately, but the horrors are many, and usually buried by companies to save their embarrassment.