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>>martin+(OP)
> I helped one recently almost one-shot[3] converting a 30 sheet mind numbingly complicated Excel financial model to Python with Claude Code.

I'm sure Claude Code will happily one-shot that conversion. It's also virtually guaranteed to have messed up vital parts of the original logic in the process.

>>decima+lc
Doesn't it help you sleep at night that your 401k might be managed by analysts #yoloing their financial modeling tools with an LLM?

>>Spivak+ld
I have seen Excel used in places that manage millions of euros of other people's money.

I have seen Excel used for financial planning

I have seen Excel used for managing people's health data.

I have BUILT a test suite for a government offical use communication device - inside Excel. The original was a mish-mash of Excel formulas and VBA. I improved the VBA part of it by adding a web cam to the mix.

I don't sleep well at night knowing how many very very essential things are running on top of Excel sheets passed down like stories around a campfire.