Alphasheets
Dev tools
spreadsheet programming
SHOW HN2016
72points
30comments
#532of 2,264 in 2016
Top 24%of 2016 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
12 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 1 critical, out of 25 comments about the project. Thread score +0.38.
Idea: 3 for, 0 againstExecution: 3 for, 0 againstDesign: 2 for, 0 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Looks great and polished
From 4 comments
I am friends with one of the cofounders --- these guys have been working hard on this for a while. It looks great!
asafira on HNWow this is awesome!
egastfriend on HNVery cool. Looks elegant and professional. Good luck to you guys.
narayan2016 on HNLooks pretty good. Great job!
edimaudo on HN
UX makes code run directly in cells, unlike xlwings
From 1 comment
xlwings doesn't let you write Python code straight in the cells and have it immediately Just Work. It requires you to install a plugin and write commands in a separate file to…
alexzhu on HN
Feels similar to Excel
From 1 comment
We're taking that as a compliment. From talking to users, a key piece of feedback we've gotten was that the experience of using AlphaSheets has to be really similar to that of…
alexzhu on HN
Objections
Launched before ready, so Show HN was questioned
From 1 comment
You can't put "Show HN" on something that isn't ready for people play with. Signup pages are explicitly excluded: https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html. When it's ready for…
dang on HN
Requests
Support for R
From 1 comment
Awesome demo. I've seen a few others with Python but I'm looking forward to using R with this.
caseyf7 on HN
Questions
How does it compare to xlwings?
From 1 comment
For Python use, what would be the case for using this over something like xlwings -- what are the main benefits over xlwings?
ystvn on HN
Does it support sharing and collaboration?
From 1 comment
Does this support sharing and collaboration ?
narayan2016 on HN
Alternatives named
xlwings
From 2 comments
For Python use, what would be the case for using this over something like xlwings -- what are the main benefits over xlwings?
ystvn on HNIt's impossible to do these things inside Excel, I guess. Things like xlwings or https://www.blockspring.com/ try to make Excel better, but there are way too much assumptions…
fiatjaf on HN
Blockspring
From 1 comment
It's impossible to do these things inside Excel, I guess. Things like xlwings or https://www.blockspring.com/ try to make Excel better, but there are way too much assumptions…
fiatjaf on HN
Handsontable
From 1 comment
what's your opinion on various spreadsheet like JS frameworks like Handsontable, Crossfilter, NxSheet and fin-hypergrid ? As someone who has built an internal dashboard using…
sandGorgon on HN