UDFs are the real LPT. Much of gnarly spreadsheeting going around has to do with... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		thanatropism on Nov 23, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Stop Using Excel, Finance Chiefs Tell Staffs UDFs are the real LPT. Much of gnarly spreadsheeting going around has to do with having to simulate loops with rows or just partition very large formulas (think option pricing formulas) into partial result cells.

eru on Nov 23, 2017 [–]

Could you explain your first sentence? The acronyms are a bit dense.

Edit: UDF is user defined functions. What's LPT?

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact