mayflower@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoWhich proprietary software do you prefer over their open-source alternatives, and why?message-squaremessage-square664fedilinkarrow-up1447arrow-down119
arrow-up1428arrow-down1message-squareWhich proprietary software do you prefer over their open-source alternatives, and why?mayflower@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square664fedilink
minus-squareThe_Walkening [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoLibre office’s filtering is far better though- being able to apply actual regex instead of Excel’s weird proprietary pattern matching is just so much better that I opt for it most of the time.
minus-squareCafecitoHippo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoI’m not usually doing any filtering of information. I’m doing calculation based analysis on tax returns for commercial loan underwriting.
minus-squareThe_Walkening [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoAh gotcha - well it always comes down to use case, imo.
Libre office’s filtering is far better though- being able to apply actual regex instead of Excel’s weird proprietary pattern matching is just so much better that I opt for it most of the time.
I’m not usually doing any filtering of information. I’m doing calculation based analysis on tax returns for commercial loan underwriting.
Ah gotcha - well it always comes down to use case, imo.