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[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 27 points 3 years ago (5 children) Does liber office make .docx files and export to pdf? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] nul9o9@lemmy.world 84 points 3 years ago Yes. permalink fedilink source parent [–] tool@lemmy.world 37 points 3 years ago* (3 children) Does liber office make .docx files and export to pdf? It does. It's fine as a replacement for Word, but no one has an answer for Excel. LibreOffice Calc is fine for a basic spreadsheet, but Excel is in a completely different universe than Calc with anything beyond that. To be fair though, Excel is in a completely different universe than literally any other competing product. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ebits21@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) I think calc is fine for a lot of use cases. I use it all the time. It is different though. For advanced stuff I’d rather use Python anyway to be honest. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fartsparkles@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Excel has built-in Python support now. I wish I was joking. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ebits21@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 years ago Yes… processed on the cloud. Lol. permalink fedilink source parent [–] localme@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) Do you know how both of those compare with Google Sheets? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] elscallr@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago (3 children) Sheets is capable enough for the average person but a business is always going to want to use Excel because it's the industry standard. I can't remember the last time I actually needed a spreadsheet for anything other than looking at a bunch of tabular data, but I'm a programmer so I'm not the standard spreadsheet user. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [+] TheBat@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] KIM_JONG_JUICEBOX@lemmy.ml 15 points 3 years ago (1 child) But then what do you use for database??? Probably a database. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ebits21@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 years ago Lol exactly permalink fedilink source parent [–] elscallr@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) JSON files that get committed to a git repo, obviously. They're in a private repository in GitHub so that takes care of security and resiliency, two birds with one stone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KIM_JONG_JUICEBOX@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 years ago At first I was certain this was going to be sarcasm. permalink fedilink source parent [–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) If you are an accountant, then it’s your beast of burden. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 years ago Accountant here. I prefer libreoffice calc. permalink fedilink source parent [–] localme@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago Gotcha, that makes sense. Thanks for your reply! permalink fedilink source parent [–] bemenaker@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago (1 child) Nothing compares to excel. There are spreadsheets, and there is excel. The world runs on excel, and for a damn good reason. Also, excel runs the world, literally. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corran1138@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago So you’re telling me that Excel is very good at stuff? permalink fedilink source parent [–] msage@programming.dev 2 points 3 years ago Just use SQL. Even SQLite. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Psythik@lemm.ee 13 points 3 years ago* It wouldn't be as good as everyone says if it didn't. permalink fedilink source parent [–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 3 years ago Yes, and recent versions of MS Word can also read odt, so no need for docx just to work with Word users. permalink fedilink source parent [–] agent_flounder@lemmy.one 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yup permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Agent641@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Nice 👍 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tool@lemmy.world 37 points 3 years ago* (3 children) Does liber office make .docx files and export to pdf? It does. It's fine as a replacement for Word, but no one has an answer for Excel. LibreOffice Calc is fine for a basic spreadsheet, but Excel is in a completely different universe than Calc with anything beyond that. To be fair though, Excel is in a completely different universe than literally any other competing product. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ebits21@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) I think calc is fine for a lot of use cases. I use it all the time. It is different though. For advanced stuff I’d rather use Python anyway to be honest. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fartsparkles@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Excel has built-in Python support now. I wish I was joking. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ebits21@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 years ago Yes… processed on the cloud. Lol. permalink fedilink source parent [–] localme@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) Do you know how both of those compare with Google Sheets? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] elscallr@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago (3 children) Sheets is capable enough for the average person but a business is always going to want to use Excel because it's the industry standard. I can't remember the last time I actually needed a spreadsheet for anything other than looking at a bunch of tabular data, but I'm a programmer so I'm not the standard spreadsheet user. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [+] TheBat@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] KIM_JONG_JUICEBOX@lemmy.ml 15 points 3 years ago (1 child) But then what do you use for database??? Probably a database. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ebits21@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 years ago Lol exactly permalink fedilink source parent [–] elscallr@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) JSON files that get committed to a git repo, obviously. They're in a private repository in GitHub so that takes care of security and resiliency, two birds with one stone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KIM_JONG_JUICEBOX@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 years ago At first I was certain this was going to be sarcasm. permalink fedilink source parent [–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) If you are an accountant, then it’s your beast of burden. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 years ago Accountant here. I prefer libreoffice calc. permalink fedilink source parent [–] localme@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago Gotcha, that makes sense. Thanks for your reply! permalink fedilink source parent [–] bemenaker@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago (1 child) Nothing compares to excel. There are spreadsheets, and there is excel. The world runs on excel, and for a damn good reason. Also, excel runs the world, literally. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corran1138@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago So you’re telling me that Excel is very good at stuff? permalink fedilink source parent [–] msage@programming.dev 2 points 3 years ago Just use SQL. Even SQLite. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ebits21@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) I think calc is fine for a lot of use cases. I use it all the time. It is different though. For advanced stuff I’d rather use Python anyway to be honest. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fartsparkles@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Excel has built-in Python support now. I wish I was joking. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ebits21@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 years ago Yes… processed on the cloud. Lol. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fartsparkles@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Excel has built-in Python support now. I wish I was joking. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ebits21@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 years ago Yes… processed on the cloud. Lol. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ebits21@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 years ago Yes… processed on the cloud. Lol. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] localme@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) Do you know how both of those compare with Google Sheets? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] elscallr@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago (3 children) Sheets is capable enough for the average person but a business is always going to want to use Excel because it's the industry standard. I can't remember the last time I actually needed a spreadsheet for anything other than looking at a bunch of tabular data, but I'm a programmer so I'm not the standard spreadsheet user. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [+] TheBat@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] KIM_JONG_JUICEBOX@lemmy.ml 15 points 3 years ago (1 child) But then what do you use for database??? Probably a database. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ebits21@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 years ago Lol exactly permalink fedilink source parent [–] elscallr@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) JSON files that get committed to a git repo, obviously. They're in a private repository in GitHub so that takes care of security and resiliency, two birds with one stone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KIM_JONG_JUICEBOX@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 years ago At first I was certain this was going to be sarcasm. permalink fedilink source parent [–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) If you are an accountant, then it’s your beast of burden. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 years ago Accountant here. I prefer libreoffice calc. permalink fedilink source parent [–] localme@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago Gotcha, that makes sense. Thanks for your reply! permalink fedilink source parent [–] bemenaker@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago (1 child) Nothing compares to excel. There are spreadsheets, and there is excel. The world runs on excel, and for a damn good reason. Also, excel runs the world, literally. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corran1138@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago So you’re telling me that Excel is very good at stuff? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] elscallr@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago (3 children) Sheets is capable enough for the average person but a business is always going to want to use Excel because it's the industry standard. I can't remember the last time I actually needed a spreadsheet for anything other than looking at a bunch of tabular data, but I'm a programmer so I'm not the standard spreadsheet user. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [+] TheBat@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] KIM_JONG_JUICEBOX@lemmy.ml 15 points 3 years ago (1 child) But then what do you use for database??? Probably a database. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ebits21@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 years ago Lol exactly permalink fedilink source parent [–] elscallr@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) JSON files that get committed to a git repo, obviously. They're in a private repository in GitHub so that takes care of security and resiliency, two birds with one stone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KIM_JONG_JUICEBOX@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 years ago At first I was certain this was going to be sarcasm. permalink fedilink source parent [–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) If you are an accountant, then it’s your beast of burden. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 years ago Accountant here. I prefer libreoffice calc. permalink fedilink source parent [–] localme@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago Gotcha, that makes sense. Thanks for your reply! permalink fedilink source parent
[+] TheBat@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] KIM_JONG_JUICEBOX@lemmy.ml 15 points 3 years ago (1 child) But then what do you use for database??? Probably a database. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ebits21@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 years ago Lol exactly permalink fedilink source parent [–] elscallr@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) JSON files that get committed to a git repo, obviously. They're in a private repository in GitHub so that takes care of security and resiliency, two birds with one stone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KIM_JONG_JUICEBOX@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 years ago At first I was certain this was going to be sarcasm. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KIM_JONG_JUICEBOX@lemmy.ml 15 points 3 years ago (1 child) But then what do you use for database??? Probably a database. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ebits21@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 years ago Lol exactly permalink fedilink source parent
[–] elscallr@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) JSON files that get committed to a git repo, obviously. They're in a private repository in GitHub so that takes care of security and resiliency, two birds with one stone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KIM_JONG_JUICEBOX@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 years ago At first I was certain this was going to be sarcasm. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KIM_JONG_JUICEBOX@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 years ago At first I was certain this was going to be sarcasm. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) If you are an accountant, then it’s your beast of burden. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 years ago Accountant here. I prefer libreoffice calc. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 years ago Accountant here. I prefer libreoffice calc. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] localme@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago Gotcha, that makes sense. Thanks for your reply! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bemenaker@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago (1 child) Nothing compares to excel. There are spreadsheets, and there is excel. The world runs on excel, and for a damn good reason. Also, excel runs the world, literally. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corran1138@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago So you’re telling me that Excel is very good at stuff? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Corran1138@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago So you’re telling me that Excel is very good at stuff? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] msage@programming.dev 2 points 3 years ago Just use SQL. Even SQLite. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Psythik@lemm.ee 13 points 3 years ago* It wouldn't be as good as everyone says if it didn't. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 3 years ago Yes, and recent versions of MS Word can also read odt, so no need for docx just to work with Word users. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.one 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yup permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Agent641@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Nice 👍 permalink fedilink source parent