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Cale Hunt

"The Lotus guys probably figured it didn't matter to be wrong": Excel thinks 1900 was a leap year because of a small shortcut taken in the '80s — I'll think of this next time I want to cut corners

Excel spreadsheet with checkboxes.

Like many people, my experience with Excel is mainly surface despite it being a profoundly deep program. I've used it to keep track of expenses and to make some charts for the site, but that's about as far as my knowledge allows.

Such a complicated program understandably has a load of support dedicated to proper operation, and scrolling through the Excel section in the Microsoft 365 troubleshooting pages sends a shiver down my spine.

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