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By Hiran de Silva Paul Barnhurst recently raised the question—again—about whether VBA is obsolete, pointing to newer technologies like Office Scripts, Python, and Power...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...
By Hiran de Silva There’s a lot of chatter on social media about whether VBA is obsolete. It’s a narrative that resurfaces every few months—often propelled by...
Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)—a phrase familiar to most Excel users—carries a precise meaning that is often misunderstood, especially in the fast-moving...
In 1962, at Dartmouth College, two visionary professors—John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz—set out to solve a crucial problem: how to make computer programming...