1.2M views · Mar 28, 2019 · 4:32 · 0 HN recommenders · 9 mentions · discussed 2020–2025
A KRAZAM comedy sketch in which Makro walks through the latest Microsoft Office 365 Excel update in a mock stream highlights format.
Why Hacker News points people here: Posted as a joke or obligatory sketch in threads about Excel, Microsoft products and tech layoffs.
“had to put these videos by Krazam somewhere at some point on HN. Enjoy!”
Somewhat tangential (more Excel related) but had to put these videos by Krazam somewhere at some point on HN. Enjoy! MAKRO | Microsoft Excel Stream Highlights 3/19 this video MAKRO | XLOOKUP: META BREAKER? | Microsoft Excel Stream Highlights 10/19 link
But the spreadsheet abstraction really works like a charm, it gives the flexibility and the power to do a lot. On a humorous side note ... competitive excel this video
> Excel’s boundless rectangles yield themselves to my whim as I sort columns and freeze rows like a rational demigod. I wonder if the author is a "top sheethead," (part of the pro excel scene)? The article doesn't offer an opinion on the controversial Chinese localization fix of 2019[1] for example. [1] this video
Yes, but when are they fixing the regression in character spacing when mixing unicode and non-unicode? this video
A while ago I watched a couple of videos by Krazam [0][1] on competitive Excel. Thought it was just a sketch, didn't realize it was actually a thing. [0] link [1] this video
> I wish I could believe that Microsoft appreciates Excel that much Yeah, I don't think they really appreciate the Excel pro scene: this video
The way I keep my Excel skills up to scratch is by staying updated with the Pro Excel scene. One method I employ is watching Krazam as he goes through the release notes. You can find his videos at: this video
That makes me think of these two great parody videos from ~5 years back, of Excel using e-sport tropes, introduced but a (fictional) livestreaming competitor nicknamed Makro. "Microsoft Excel stream highlights" this video "XLOOKUP" link
“Obligatory Krazam sketch”
I had no idea this was real. Fascinating. I'm curious: anyone plugged into the scene know if it's organic or if it was created as a marketing thing by Microsoft? Obligatory Krazam sketch: this video
