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		BobaFloutist on Nov 15, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why do people still use VBA? I'm pretty sure they were referring to the established aphorism "When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail."

aksss on Nov 15, 2023 | [–]

I think it's one and the same, no? Your aphorism is literally cited in the first paragraph of the "Law of the instrument" linked above.

jeffwask on Nov 15, 2023 | [–]

Crossed with a thousand monkeys and a thousand typewriters.

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