My brother worked at Sierra Geophysics in Kirkland some years before I started at MSFT. He got the bug for computer mapping. At some point he ended up writing code that smoothed out the lines in computer generated topographical maps. He took the passion with him to CO and was one of the last developers standing at HP in Ft Collins. He is still coding as a freelancer.
I ❤️ that Excel has democratized the choropleth map and that the path that led to that democratization began 30 years prior!
I feel honored that you included me in the choropleth maps work. Weren't all those heated philosophical conversations we had with our opinionated colleagues fun? I consider it one of my most significant contributions to Excel. A good legacy to leave.
Really interesting! The child example makes me think about how some people are terrible at knowing where they (even in their own city) and others aren't. I love getting lost and use all kinds of markers and techniques to make a map for myself. Makes me think about how the brain works, now.
Also, separately, I remember WYSIWYG ... any thoughts about that and its existence journey in relation to where Excel is now with mapping..?
My brother worked at Sierra Geophysics in Kirkland some years before I started at MSFT. He got the bug for computer mapping. At some point he ended up writing code that smoothed out the lines in computer generated topographical maps. He took the passion with him to CO and was one of the last developers standing at HP in Ft Collins. He is still coding as a freelancer.
I ❤️ that Excel has democratized the choropleth map and that the path that led to that democratization began 30 years prior!
I feel honored that you included me in the choropleth maps work. Weren't all those heated philosophical conversations we had with our opinionated colleagues fun? I consider it one of my most significant contributions to Excel. A good legacy to leave.
Really interesting! The child example makes me think about how some people are terrible at knowing where they (even in their own city) and others aren't. I love getting lost and use all kinds of markers and techniques to make a map for myself. Makes me think about how the brain works, now.
Also, separately, I remember WYSIWYG ... any thoughts about that and its existence journey in relation to where Excel is now with mapping..?