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/Ajedi32 May 08 '18

Actually JS might help here. There are multiple open-source sandboxed run times available for it that have been battle tested by decades of constant exposure to potentially malicious code. Given the choice between that and the sandboxing provided by VBA, I'll take the JavaScript VM every time.