Comments on: Spreadsheet tools http://smurfonspreadsheets.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/spreadsheet-tools/ Simon Murphy on professional spreadsheet development stuff Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:42:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Al Gill http://smurfonspreadsheets.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/spreadsheet-tools/#comment-12278 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:13:42 +0000 http://smurfonspreadsheets.wordpress.com/?p=864#comment-12278 ‘fraid I’m a horses for courses man too. There are probably some broad classes of tools – eg spreadsheet auditing tools, tools for building monte carlos, tools for helping document code…..but I really do like the fact that I can (usually) find a tool that was designed for the specific job I have in mind.

]]> By: Dennis Wallentin http://smurfonspreadsheets.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/spreadsheet-tools/#comment-12258 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:05:52 +0000 http://smurfonspreadsheets.wordpress.com/?p=864#comment-12258 Dedicated tools, i.e. tools that perform one task.

Kind regards,
Dennis

]]> By: Stephen Bullen http://smurfonspreadsheets.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/spreadsheet-tools/#comment-12257 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:28:07 +0000 http://smurfonspreadsheets.wordpress.com/?p=864#comment-12257 Small ones – but bespoke ones that do what *I* want to do, not what some addin developer thinks I might want to do. For example, when I’m reviewing a workbook, I don’t do any of the ‘common tasks’ you listed. Those are all far too granular and leave you inundated with tons of data but no information as to the intent of the workbook.

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