How can engineers not understand source-code control?

[Tim Churches]

Cameron Laird wrote:

> I've seen the infatuation for Excel (and so on) for years, but
> never found it at all tempting myself.  I mostly just ignore the
> issue--no, actually, I guess I give them Excel, but show at the
> same time that they really want the alternative views that I
> also provide.

See http://www.burns-stat.com/pages/Tutor/spreadsheet_addiction.html for 
  a thoughtful essay by a statistician on this affliction. I think that 
Python would be an excellent addition to his Treatment Centre pharmacopoeia.

Tim C