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mathgenius on Jan 29, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Visual Programming Doesn’t Suck

The canonical example of this phenomenon is the spreadsheet.

Otoh, it does often lead to job security.

mark-r on Jan 29, 2019 [–]

True that. I saw a factory whose production schedule was maintained in an Excel spreadsheet - the consultant who put together and maintained that spreadsheet made more than the plant manager.

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