Comparing Benefits of Excel for High Performance Computing and Analysis

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A user seeks recommendations for high-performance computing tools for research, specifically considering Excel for its ease of data sharing. The discussion highlights Excel's strengths in accessibility and collaboration but raises concerns about its limitations in handling complex scientific and engineering calculations. MathCAD is suggested as a superior alternative for such tasks, emphasizing its capabilities for more advanced analysis. The conversation underscores the importance of choosing the right tool based on the complexity of computations required in research.
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Hey Everyone!

I'm looking for a good tool to do some high performance computing and analysis for my research. I've been going back and forth about using Excel as my primary tool as it is pretty straight forward so that I can share my data and results with others. Does anyone have any thought? What are the pros and cons about using Excel?

Thanks!
 
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Excel is good for the data sharing you mentioned. But in my opinion, MathCAD is vastly superior to Excel for complex scientific and engineering calculations.
 

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