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 **Duration**: 90 mins\\ **Duration**: 90 mins\\
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-Spreadsheets are often dismissed by developers for not being "proper programming"; but that is not true. Since I have shown that spreadsheets are [[http://boingboing.net/2013/09/20/implementing-a-turing-machine.html|Turing complete]] you have no excuse to diss them any longer. In this session, I will implement various algorithms in Excel to show you its power and elegance.\\+Spreadsheets are often dismissed by developers for not being 'proper programming'; but that is not true. Since I have shown that spreadsheets are [[http://boingboing.net/2013/09/20/implementing-a-turing-machine.html|Turing complete]] you have no excuse to diss them any longer. In this session, I will implement various algorithms in Excel to show you its power and elegance.\\
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 After all, spreadsheets are 'live' and functional, so they have everything going for them. Furthermore they are very fit for TDD and rapid prototyping.\\ After all, spreadsheets are 'live' and functional, so they have everything going for them. Furthermore they are very fit for TDD and rapid prototyping.\\
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