And there aren’t good “data browsers” that have as low a learning curve.
I’ve been especially looking for a JSON browser/editor since excel doesn’t do that well and I’m unsuccessful trying to explain how to use basic text editors to people who can’t do basic functions like open files that aren’t associated with a program.
If someone is trained to the point of working on genetic data at this level, should they not also have been trained to a reasonable level in domain appropriate software and tools?
I’ve done some travel to Africa and am amazed at the ingenuity/batshit workflows that exist to get work done and live life.
There’s many times where I don’t want to do anything more than open, sort, filter, and never see the file again. And I’d like something better than Excel, but haven’t found it.
Maybe 70% the time, vi or BBEdit or shell commands work but otherwise excel.
For anything of significance, I use Python notebooks or dedicated data environment.
If there was a better tool, I think people would train. But there’s not, that I’m aware of, so Excel sticks around.