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May 14, 2008
VBA is dying, long live VBA
For a long time, we've wondered when Microsoft Office would take the big step. The step from being a classic, overburdened, over-rich, super-sized desktop application to being an overburdened, over-rich, super-sized .NET framework app. (Oh sure, it might suddenly become a Ray Ozzie, pay-as-you-go, dribble-from-the-web Google Office type thing. Sure...) Someone even hinted that Microsoft had lost the cookbook way back in time.
Anyway, the second question Microsoft Office fanboi often ask is how long VBA has to live. It is a question that fascinates them as much as the Windows XP fanboi are with how long the retiring gent will soldier on for.
Over at The Daily Dose of Excel, Dave Kusleika pondered about its decline. He thinks he sees a glimmer of hope for VBA on seeing that the next Office for Mac will re-institute VB scripts. I giggled when a certain J-Walk said in the blog comments:
Actually, the timing is perfect. When Microsoft retires VBA, I will follow. Maybe VBA and I can take up golf in our old age.
Posted by Anandasim at May 14, 2008 11:02 AM
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