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Re: Show HN: A Wordle clone made in Google Sheets

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Post by dajas »

santiagobasulto wrote: post #3

Pretty impressive; all the layout, the logic and the end result. It actually made it somehow "easier" to play. Great work!

Thank you! Oftentimes when playing Wordle, I use the address bar to write out the letters that I got right like so: T__ST. This allows me to visualize how I might fill the gaps. Playing in the spreadsheet definitely feels easier for me.

Since the Settings sheet hosts the list of past and future Wordles, this also serves as an archive and a way to play the next games.

Also, the user can add a timed trigger to reset the game (and move on to the next word) on a 24 hour cycle, just like the real Wordle. But I left it as a manual item to click in the menu.

Re: Show HN: A Wordle clone made in Google Sheets

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Post by inbx0 »

robertlagrant wrote: post #5

This is why Google Sheets should be taking over the world. API-accessible, Javascript-scriptable, nice collaboration features. How are they not beating Excel online?

Aren't they? Do people use excel online for anything but viewing spreadsheets they have received via email or Teams etc? What they probably aren't beating is Excel the desktop app.

Re: Show HN: A Wordle clone made in Google Sheets

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Post by keiran01 »

robertlagrant wrote: post #5

This is why Google Sheets should be taking over the world. API-accessible, Javascript-scriptable, nice collaboration features. How are they not beating Excel online?

It's a horrific product for anyone who actually has to use a spreadsheet for work. The developers seem pre-occupied with building strange bells and whistles while ceding power user functionality to Excel. Using Excel vs. Google Sheets saves me easily 20 hours a week.

Re: Show HN: A Wordle clone made in Google Sheets

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Post by selfportrait »

keiran01 wrote: post #8
robertlagrant wrote: post #5

This is why Google Sheets should be taking over the world. API-accessible, Javascript-scriptable, nice collaboration features. How are they not beating Excel online?

It's a horrific product for anyone who actually has to use a spreadsheet for work. The developers seem pre-occupied with building strange bells and whistles while ceding power user functionality to Excel. Using Excel vs. Google Sheets saves me easily 20 hours a week.

What is missing in Sheets that would save you 20 hours a week vs. Excel? Genuinely curious to hear real world examples from a power user, because in the worst case scenario I use JS/G Apps Script to automate analysis/organization, which is actually a preference for me if I can't do it easily enough with a formula. I also can't stand Excel UI

Re: Show HN: A Wordle clone made in Google Sheets

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Post by shp0ngle »

selfportrait wrote: post #9
keiran01 wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's a horrific product for anyone who actually has to use a spreadsheet for work. The developers seem pre-occupied with building strange bells and whistles while ceding power user functionality to Excel. Using Excel vs. Google Sheets saves me easily 20 hours a week.

What is missing in Sheets that would save you 20 hours a week vs. Excel? Genuinely curious to hear real world examples from a power user, because in the worst case scenario I use JS/G Apps Script to automate analysis/organization, which is actually a preference for me if I can't do it easily enough with a formula. I also can't stand Excel UI

I switched from Google Sheet to Excel when I needed to actually do some work on phone.

Google Sheets are surprisingly bad on phone. I wanted to "just" do drag-to-fill (or whatever is the name... that + thing that appears when you go to bottom right)... I could not do that on iOS Google Sheets?

And in general, Google Sheets on mobile are surprisingly poor.

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