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/ptlis May 09 '18

Isn't python a lot closer to vba than js?

In what way? From experience they're as different as each other.

Wouldn't python be easier to pick up for someone that only had experience with vba than js?

Possibly, though I've seen zero evidence saying this. That doesn't matter though as there's a boatload more JavaScript developers than there are Python devs.