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		ryanmarsh on Oct 24, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Coda, a “next-generation spreadsheet” – from rows ... It would be nice to: * see a modern replacement for VBA, dare I say using JS * be able to share a document that won't break when someone opens it on their computer (even if its using all the excel bells and whistles including external data sources and plugins). Google Sheets by contrast, is just a link. * be able to use all the amazing features via the web and/or an app

pjmlp on Oct 25, 2017 [–]

> * see a modern replacement for VBA, dare I say using JS

Any .NET language is already modern enough and supported via Add-ins.

I just miss not having them fully integrated into Office, instead of requiring VS + VSTO.

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