By Kathleen Kennedy


The majority of the computer in many offices and homes today depend on Microsoft software for their entire working. One of the products is the Microsoft office that comes with various application packages that facilitate several distinct office tasks such as word processing, mathematical data manipulation, data presentation and graphical data analysis among many others. Some pros and cons of MS excel programming are as follows.

MS excel is a mathematical data manipulation software with a good capacity of handling various statistical data manipulations. It also supports visual basic programming and development of macros. The programs developed can perform some various tasks and thus help in task customization apart from its original working processes. The exercise of programming is enabled via a platform that will provide where you can write code and execute.

Some advantages of package are the fact that it gives constant execution of data. Once a function is defined, and the input determined the outcome will always show consistency. Unless for human error the results produced show a consistency all through. This is a desirable feature, especially when dealing with data that is consistent with nature.

The program also executes faster than any human being can. This is because once the program is served with the correct inputs and the appropriate code is run then the results will be very accurate. The outcome is almost instant, and in the case of vigorous data analysis, it can be left to perform the execution and produce results. The process is faster and thus time-saving. It also enhances the productivity of employees.

The package also offers a good ground for minimal errors especially for those who are good in macro programming. These people can write code in the visual basic language and run them without much hustle especially if they have written correct code following the right language syntax and logic.

A shift to the constraints of the software package will land you to the need for prior knowledge of basic visual knowledge. This means for you to be able to develop any macros you need some training. You need to understand the syntax and logic of operating in a visual basic programming language. You are supposed to master the particular concepts.

The other thing is that the program does not allow the export of the programs to another machine. This means there is need to rewrite the code for execution into another machine. It has a no feature to allow a stand-alone excel or visual basic program and hence the inconvenience when working on multiple machines.

The last thing would be the constant upgrades that bring new versions. The code written in older versions may not run in the newer versions. This may need some debugging and technical support. The process of checking for errors may consume some time, especially for new users.




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