[mharig]

You forgot one thing: data entry. It is far more convenient to type tabular data in a spreadsheet app than in a REPL. I use it for simple SQL data, too. As Python coder I use visidata. Provides also fast and convenient aggregations etc.

And, btw, if you search for "distraction free writing",you will find that even some non-coders use vim.

[dredmorbius]

Unless you're a geneticist:

"Scientists rename human genes to stop Microsoft Excel from misreading them as dates" (2023) <https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/6/21355674/human-genes-renam...>

Or anyone else for whom Excel's automatic data-munging "features" are a concern.

[executesorder66]

That's a good point about the data entry.

I've never really had a problem entering data into CSV file or database, but I will concede that it is even easier to enter the data via a spreadsheet.

However, I still think custom software (with proper UI for input if necessary) is the better way of dealing with the actual solution that a spreadsheet is ultimately trying to solve.