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The 3 best logical functions I always use in Excel

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Microsoft Excel’s new import functions make handling numbers easier

Excel now supports IMPORTTEXT and IMPORTCSV functions that load external text and CSV files as dynamic arrays, making it easier to refresh and reuse frequently updated data inside a worksheet. The ...

15 Modern Excel Functions Worth Knowing in 2026 That Outclass Clunky Workflows

Discover 15 modern Excel functions for 2026, including Group By and Scan, so you speed up your workflows, summaries and ...

Power Query Isn’t Required: New Excel Functions Handle Straightforward Sources Cleanly

Use formulas instead of Power Query for tidy files, with a visible source path and clear parameters that teammates can review ...
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What is ‘functional strategy?’ (And should functions even have strategies?)

Six years ago, I wrote (with colleague Jennifer Riel) a Harvard Business Review article on functional strategy. But the questions about functional strategy keep coming unabated. It is a vexatious ...
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Understanding the 7 principles of functional programming

The object-oriented paradigm popularized by languages including Java and C++ has slowly given way to a functional programming approach that is advocated by popular Python libraries and JavaScript ...
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A simple Java Function interface example: Learn Functional programming fast

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. If you want to master functional programming, the best place to start is with the Java Function ...