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Excel now supports multiple values in a single cell

278 points · 196 comments · luispa

  1. olav · · focus · HN ↗
    Treesheets had this for over 15 years now. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;strlen.com&#x2F;treesheets&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;strlen.com&#x2F;treesheets&#x2F;
    1. qubex · · focus · HN ↗
      And Lotus Improv ‘solved’ spreadsheets about thirty-five years ago. So?
      1. NuclearPM · · focus · HN ↗
        So?
        1. qubex · · focus · HN ↗
          I guess “so nothing”. The model is fundamentally broken. Adding a third dimension to certain cells by giving them a new type (‘tuple’, ‘list’?) whilst also having multiple sheets that aren’t (really) addressable is a disaster for the semantics.
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