[Discuss] Frustration with SQL and Spreadsheets

[David Rosenstrauch]

On 4/15/26 8:21 AM, markw at mohawksoft.com wrote:
> One of the things I have to do a lot is transfer data to and from
> spreadsheets. Its so frustrating that they are essentially the same
> concept: an X/Y grid of cells is virtually identical to rows and columns.
>
> We have had databases and spreadsheets coexisting for over 40 years why
> hasn't anyone merged these two things?

Pandas, polars, arrow, and that whole ecosystem are arguably a step in 
that direction.  They're used extensively in the financial industry 
(among others).

DR