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		agumonkey on Dec 14, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Excel team considering Python as scripting languag... python isn't the bestest thing in the world but it's still a massive win for them, and a massive win for excel users. VBA had too many shortcomings and led to loads of scalability problems even for medium size apps.

cm2187 on Dec 14, 2017 [–]

To its defense VBA litterally hasn't been updated in 20 years. It's hard to hold a 90s language to the 2010s standards.

agumonkey on Dec 14, 2017 | [–]

Fair enough. Although the jury is still out about it's value in the 90s too :p

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