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[–] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 days ago

The indicator is calling it a program.

Inexperienced call it a database.

[–] dis_honestfamiliar 7 points 6 days ago

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

[–] huf@hexbear.net 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week 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

[–] Urist@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 days ago

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

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

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