© Martin Manns 2009
Not too long ago, I wrote a small decision support system for
engineers in a spreadsheet application that we all know too well.
Because the calculations should be transparent, everything was realized
with the in-cell functions. It works now. However, the length and
complexity of the cell commands keep the application pretty opaque.
Therefore, I looked for a spreadsheet with more powerful functions and
data structures that are accessible inside each cell. Something like
Python that empowers you to do things quickly. And yes, it should be
free and it should run on Linux as well as on Windows. I looked around
and found nothing that suited me. Therefore, I started pyspread.