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> Someone should write a book

Nah, this is not gonna work... The only way out is to make something that's somewhat like a spreadsheet but with source control, a nicer language etc.

I was writing it and then the firm I was working out threatened to sue me for bullshit IP infringement...

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Sounds like Excel needs a git extension!

A quick google search shows some people are already working on that, including https://www.pathio.com

Schematiq - https://www.schematiq.com also handles source control for spreadsheet and a lot more. The platform is about making sheets enterprise grade applications - regression, testing, CI etc and introduces new features to simplify spreadsheet logic.

I remember I wrote not long ago a VB Macro for Excel, where all the VB code inside was imported/exported, git pull/commit+push, etc, all of a button push.

It became an instant hit in that company and I short of a medal :).

Note that Pathio has been relaunched as https://www.xltrail.com - it supports the standard Git workflow and every Git system (GitHub, Bitbucket, Gitlab etc.).

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