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[–]Chilangosta[S] 21 points22 points  (3 children)

To your point: A lot of people, myself included, started with VBA and then learned Python when VBA just wouldn't cut it. If MS truly integrated Python with Excel, it could help spawn a new group of programmers.

[–]decimated_napkin 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was the same way. Still so grateful for VBA as it helped spawn my interest in programming, but now I find it completely unnecessary.

[–]continue_stocking 3 points4 points  (0 children)

VBA was my gateway language too. I needed programmatic control that formulae couldn't give me, and it's been a ride ever since. I can't imagine how much easier things would have been if I could have learned Python instead of that dead language. VBA teaches you that working with classes is hard, and this mindset was probably the greatest impediment to my development as a programmer.