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Same Formula, Different Answer: Spreadsheet Traps in Excel and Google Sheets
Most differences between Excel and Google Sheets are easy to catch. If a formula does not exist in the other app, you get a loud #NAME? error and you go fix it. The dangerous differences are the quiet ones: a formula that runs cleanly in both apps, throws no error in...
Excel vs Google Sheets Formula Compatibility: The Complete Guide
Excel and Google Sheets feel interchangeable. They share hundreds of function names, the same =FUNCTION(arguments) syntax, and the same basic grid. Most of the time a formula written in one works in the other, which is exactly why the exceptions are so easy to miss....
Working with Grid Controls in SpreadsheetWeb: Input, Output, and Form-Based
Most business logic in Excel does not live in single cells. It lives in tables: line items, schedules, rosters, rate cards, and results that span many rows and columns. When you turn an Excel model into a web application with SpreadsheetWeb, grid controls are how...
What's New in SpreadsheetWeb - June 2026
The June 2026 release brings new charting, page design, and document generation enhancements to SpreadsheetWeb Hub. This update focuses on making visual content easier to build, simplifying page setup, and giving developers more control over merged print documents....
Are Spreadsheets Becoming the Shared Working Surface for Business and AI
The wrong prediction In late 2023, the conventional wisdom was that natural language would replace the spreadsheet. AI labs were going to give business users a chat interface, and the grid would join the fax machine in the museum of office tools. Two and a half years...
What's New in SpreadsheetWeb - May 2026
The May 2026 release introduces several new productivity and content management enhancements to SpreadsheetWeb Hub. This update focuses on improving application authoring, simplifying content publishing, and reducing repetitive setup work across applications. Markdown...
Why You Should Never Vibe Code an Excel Spreadsheet
"Vibe coding," a term coined by Andrej Karpathy in early 2025 to describe a workflow where developers describe intent to an AI assistant and let the model generate the implementation, has earned its popularity. It has produced real, shipped products. It has lowered...
The Excel API: Why Your Spreadsheet Is Already a Backend Service
Here is a scenario most developers and IT managers have lived through at least once. A business analyst walks into a meeting and presents a pricing model built in Excel. It is sophisticated. It has been running for three years. It is accurate. The whole sales team...
Excel + AI Coding Agents vs. SpreadsheetWeb: What Actually Works in Production?
Excel + AI Coding Agents vs. SpreadsheetWeb: What Actually Works in Production? The idea of handing an Excel file to an AI coding agent and instantly getting a working application is compelling. With advances from OpenAI, GitHub, and Anthropic, this is no longer...