Overall, the choice between VBA and Python for Excel automation depends on your specific needs. Even though it's outdated, ...

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TIOBE Index has released its list of top programming languages for December 2018 with a surprising finding that Microsoft’s Visual Basic .NET is moving up the ranks.

The programming language was created in 1993 alongside Excel 5.0 with corporate developers in mind. As a domain-specific language, VBA only works within the Windows framework.

A programming language that is included in an application. Examples of embedded languages are VBA for Microsoft applications and various versions of LISP in programs such as Emacs and AutoCAD.

Microsoft has revealed it will support Visual Basic on .NET 5 but also that it has no plans to evolve the language. As Microsoft's .NET team notes, Visual Basic on .NET Core only supported Class ...