Post #727484
2026-03-08 20:56 UTC
How to recalculate a spreadsheet, https://lord.io/spreadsheets/. Not just about spreadsheets, but any structurally similar system. A great, accessible overview if you don't feel like diving through the literature.
Replies (3)
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@pervognsen@mastodon.social 2026-03-08 21:00
Also, I didn't know that VisiCalc literally did brute-force fixed-point iteration without any sorting, so that was a neat bit of history on its own.
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@rogersm@mastodon.social 2026-03-08 21:04
@pervognsen thx, I’ll review it later. This paper may be of interest: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590118420300204
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@bal4e@tech.lgbt 2026-03-08 21:43
@pervognsen Slowly realizing that spreadsheets = build systems = compilers