Re: The problem with not owning the software

On Tue, 31 Dec 2024 02:18:09 -0500, DFS wrote:

On 12/30/2024 7:59 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
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On Mon, 30 Dec 2024 18:58:06 -0500, DFS wrote:
 

If you ever do need to automate office software or build custom
applications, you'll find that MS Office and VBA is extremely superior
to ALL other office software.

 
Unfortunately, no.

 
You have NO idea what you're talking about.

Says the one who doesn’t do this kind of stuff for a living.

Even Microsoft realizes that VBA is crap, which is why
it is offering Python access to Excel users -- at a cost, of course.

 
Python can't come close to replacing VBA (and vice versa of course).

VBA is just an automation language for Office -- and not a good one at
that.

Python is a proper programming language. Which Microsoft seems to think
Office users will actually be willing to pay extra for.

That tells you all you need to know.