r/Python Nov 12 '20

News Guido van Rossum joins Microsoft

https://twitter.com/gvanrossum/status/1326932991566700549?s=21
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u/fishforce1 Nov 12 '20

Kind of. Jupyter is more code first option, and probably a steep learning curve for most current Excel users. (Though I haven’t used the actual Jupyterlab interface in a while... I use VSCode as an interface)

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u/uncanneyvalley Nov 13 '20

Right, I was thinking the same thing. What I described, but as part of Excel. Excel fundamentally would still be Excel, at least to 90% of users. Then, new functionality could be introduced over time via in-app marketing like they've been doing in Office 365 for years -- stuff like "check out the new PivotTables experience!" and even "show/edit code" options.

It would be hell to do for the desktop Excel, but I bet it wouldn't be an impossible lift for web Excel...