Rapid Spreadsheet Reshaping with Excelsior: multiple drastic changes to content and layout are easy when you represent enough structure · HackerPapers discussionshttps://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/0803.0163/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMTRapid Spreadsheet Reshaping with Excelsior: multiple drastic changes to content and layout are easy when you represent enough structure — mentioned by giardinihttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20420785urn:hackerpapers:mention:0803.0163:20420785Fri, 12 Jul 2019 14:02:51 GMT<p>Maybe. Jocelyn Ireson-Paine has a deep knowledge of the problems and some solutions for spreadsheets: https://johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com/2014/02/05/category-the... Paine has long worked with the European Spreadsheet Risks Interest Group (eusprig.org) and has used category theory to develop a system in Prolog called Excelsior about which he says &quot;Excel lacks features for modular design. Had it such features, as do most programming languages, they would save time, avoid unneeded programming, make mistakes less likely, make code-control easier, help organisations adopt a uniform house style…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/0803.0163/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.SE