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[–] huf@hexbear.net 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

it's always been obvious to me that we need something to fill the gap between awk and excel, but please please not excel. please. among the 8 billion people on earth, someone has to have a better idea

[–] Transform2942@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago

I can't vouch for it, but have you ever looked into nushell? It is built around a table abstraction from top to bottom

[–] gramgan@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

Visidata is excellent for little tasks, I’ve found—and I’ve yet to get into its more serious functionality.

[–] Urist@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

R and the tidyverse? It can even generate SQL for you.

[–] dis_honestfamiliar 7 points 1 month ago

Can confirmed. Built the most complicated Excel file. I learned to despise it.

[–] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago

The indicator is calling it a program.

Inexperienced call it a database.