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The real problem isn’t with Excel itself. The problem is VBA and even Microsoft has been trying to kill it with JavaScript and future python support. I don’t fe
by chaostheory 2y ago
The real problem isn’t with Excel itself. The problem is VBA and even Microsoft has been trying to kill it with JavaScript and future python support. I don’t feel that even MS can kill VBA since it’s so ubiquitous on Excel into the day that the majority of users transition to Excel online.
- kjellsbells 2y agoIf MSFT are serious about this, they need to make migration easier. Right now they half heartedly point you at javascript and excel plugins and walk away. When Record Macro gives you the option of recording in JavaScript, not VBA, then we'll talk.
- rescbr 2y agoIt would be easier if they simply port their VBA runtime to WASM and call it a day.
- throwaway2037 2y agoWhat is wrong with VBA? Aside from a few syntax quirks, like no short circuits in if statements, it is a very easy language to learn and use. And, the syntax hinting (IntelliSense?) is incredible.