In an age of Office Scripts, Python integrations, and flashy Power Automate demos, it’s easy to believe the narrative that Excel VBA is outdated. But here’s the truth...
Author - Hiran de Silva
In the noisy world of social media, where tutorials are viral and “tips” are 60 seconds long, the story of Excel VBA has been hijacked. Most people today...
For over 30 years, Excel and VBA have powered some of the most widely used and adaptable business tools in the world. Yet, despite their longevity and proven value, the...
This discussion covers a multi-part explainer.
When Excel earned its wings by joining the Microsoft Office suite, it quietly became one of the most transformative tools in the history of business computing. Two...
By Hiran de Silva Paul Barnhurst recently raised the question—again—about whether VBA is obsolete, pointing to newer technologies like Office Scripts, Python, and Power...
In this fifth part of the “Excel Will Never Be Obsolete” series, we move from discussing VBA itself to the deeper architectural underpinnings of Excel: the...
In Part Four of the “VBA Will Never Be Obsolete” series, we turn to a metaphor that humorously yet powerfully captures the misplaced priorities and misunderstandings...
Let’s get straight to the point. One of the most basic and commonly used examples in programming is writing “Hello World”. So let’s do that—right now—in Excel. We’re...
In the ongoing debate about the future of VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) in Excel—especially in light of Paul Barnhurst’s recent post questioning its relevance—we...