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[RcouF1uZ4gsC]

I would guess that the average in use Excel spreadsheet has fewer errors than the equivalent custom written app.

I would also guess that it is far more understandable to far more people than the equivalent custom written app.

It is also likely far easier to modify for far more people than the average custom written app.

With regards to unit testing, do you test your unit tests? My guess is that the average excel spreadsheet has fewer errors than the average unit test.

[dvdkon → RcouF1uZ4gsC]

Your guesses seem suspect to me. I'll take a small Python script with a loop over a spreadsheet any day.

[Macha → dvdkon]

Especially when you consider stuff like "Oh I want all the rows, but only know how to type in exact cell references. Ehh, 100 rows should do", and someone misses that their totals for a 10 year period are only including the first 8 and a bit years.