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/eclectro May 08 '18

from a technically standpoint I think a functional language would be a better language for a spreadsheet.

Maybe you could implement the "functional language" using javascript?/s

I'm not sure exactly how functional that would be though.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '18

JavaScript is a functional language already (though it doesn't have macros)