What Are the Design Goals for RTD?
RTD offers the following advantages: • Has Excel function-like syntax. • Puts the real-time data in a cell. • Uses cell references as part of the formula. • Updates in real time. • Is extremely efficient. • Does not drop updates; modal dialog boxes shouldn’t have any effect. • Is able to drive calculation; formulas based on cells that reference real-time data should update accordingly. • Keeps track of the state and location of real-time data formulas so that the server doesn’t have to.
