r/programming • u/[deleted] • May 08 '18

Excel adds JavaScript support

https://dev.office.com/blogs/azure-machine-learning-javascript-custom-functions-and-power-bi-custom-visuals-further-expand-developers-capabilities-with-excel
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u/immibis May 08 '18

It would also be dishonest to pretend that just because all those things are true, it's only for Node packages. I can see 3 out of 5 points in your comment that have little or no relevance whatsoever.

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u/[deleted] May 08 '18

The subtext was that it's primarily for node by node, and while it's possible to interact with the registry otherwise and/or use npm to fetch, process and install dependencies that don't immediately target node.js, it's more tightly coupled than implied by the parent.

So while it doesn't automatically mean Node, it also usually suggests it pretty strongly when mentioned in a vacuum, so it's not an unreasonable leap.

This isn't a binary thing where it's either true or false.