问HN:当电子表格普及时,程序员的感受如何?
多年来,许多人尝试将更多的编程工作移交给最终用户,而不是专业开发人员。电子表格之所以有趣,是因为它们是这一趋势的一个极为成功的版本,并且我们当然正在经历最新一波(人工智能/低代码编程)。<p>对于那些在电子表格兴起时在场的人来说,那时的情况如何?是否有人担心它们会消除对专业开发软件的需求?是否有人将它们视为仅仅是玩具?
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There have been a lot of attempts to move more of programming to end-users instead of professional developer over the years. Spreadsheets are interesting because they were a massively successful version of this and because of course we are living through the latest wave (AI/vibe coding).<p>For those of you around when spreadsheets were taking off, what was it like? Was there fear that they would eradicate the need for professionally built software? Were there people who brushed them off as just toys?