The Excel superstars throw down in Vegas

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The Excel superstars throw down in Vegas
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If the earliest sports were a way to practice skills needed for hunting or warfare, then making an e-sport out of spreadsheets is going back to the roots of sports. It's practicing skills needed for your daily job.

Excel: a tool to make an ignored case that the data should be handled in a database

In many cases you’re right. I manage some spreadsheets at work that are relatively small, have little/no automation, and are really just inventory lists with some notes on each item. Could be a CSV.