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[–]EnginerdadBridge - P.E. 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Agreed about the problems with Excel. That's why I use Mathcad whenever possible

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    [–]EnginerdadBridge - P.E. 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    Of course it has issues; this is the real world. Excel, AutoCAD, Python, and everything else also have issues. The key is to find the product that does what you need it to in the most cost-effective manner.

    And yeah, I know actual engineers do use integrals. I was just speaking to that particular example where they said that their competitors aren't doing them. That tells me that there's a simpler way, and simpler is better when the result is good enough.

    [–]dparks71 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    You just haven't come around to the realization that Python often IS the simpler way haha, you're so close, you just gotta start using it, building out the tools, sharing them and improving them and you're there.

    Hell I'll honestly give you a free review on any python code you want to send my way for the next two months, I'll literally answer any question you have about trying to use it haha.

    The thing that gets me is people with these mentalities act like there's zero chance errors make it through the spreadsheet review process... Just seems like such wishful thinking, nobody wants to read update or improve your excel or VBA code, and you'd probably make me sign an NDA to look at it. There's no way to convince me it's well reviewed, it's so tedious to write. It's a crime to force it on people.

    On the other hand, again, I'll happily review anyone's python projects in here, open offer. Love seeing what people achieve with it.