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0 pointsHamuko5y ago0 comments

Some say that Microsoft Excel is the world's most popular database engine.

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Excel allows you to perform queries for almost arbitrary data on a spreadsheet. I wouldn't doubt for a minute that with sufficient time and motivation you could write a full sql engine with excel functions.

tomnipotent5y ago

Excel has had a robust built-in columnar database along with decent query semantics and data modeling for awhile now (Power Query/Power Pivot).

Baeocystin5y ago

Honestly, I'd agree with that, too, at least in a colloquial sense.

victor1065y ago

The most popular database where the number of concurrent users = 1

CyberDildonics5y ago

Depends on how many people are looking over your shoulder.

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