By Hiran de Silva Mark Proctor makes a sharp and important observation on LinkedIn:Excel’s capabilities have accelerated dramatically over the last...
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Excel Is Not a Database. Excel Is a Database. Why Both Claims Are Wrong — and What Actually Works
By Hiran de Silva Few topics in the Excel world generate as much heat — and as little clarity — as the question of whether Excel is a database. On...
By Hiran de Silva This is about apps.Only apps.Spreadsheets as apps. Not those. Those are Epstein files.We’re talking about App-stein Files. For the...
Why “You Can’t Do This with Excel” Falls Apart Under One Simple Question By Hiran de Silva For nearly three decades, I’ve watched the same demo play...
Why following steps is not the same as knowing what you’re doing By Hiran de Silva There is a subtle but decisive difference between being able to...
By Hiran de Silva Scroll through LinkedIn and you’ll see a familiar pattern. Shocking revelations.Confident claims.Bold assertions with far-reaching...
Bu Hiran de Silva This is not a criticism of anyone learning Excel, nor of anyone using Excel at any level. It is an observation — and an important...
The short answer The boiled egg story is almost certainly allegorical, not a documented historical event — but it survives because it captures a...
A Complete History — and Why It Still Defines Serious Excel Work By Hiran de Silva The question “What is VBA?” keeps coming up — especially on social...
Location, Architecture, and Process Come First By Hiran de Silva A critique on this post by Folorunso Adebare Lala on LinkedIn. There is a growing...


