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by DuncanMak
828 days ago
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There's also this paper by Alan Kay that talks about the power of spreadsheets: https://worrydream.com/refs/Kay_1984_-_Computer_Software.pdf > The dynamic spreadsheet is a good example of such a tissuelike superobject. It is a simulation kit, and it provides a remarkable degree of direct leverage. Spreadsheets at their best combine the genres established in the 1970's (objects, windows, what-you-see-is-what-you-get editing and goal-seeking retrieval) into a "better old thing" that is likely to be one of the "almost new things" for the mainstream designs of the next few years. |
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