Strengths And Weaknesses Of MS Excel Programming

By Kathleen Kennedy


MS products are the most widespread software products in the various homes and offices today. They are the key programs that facilitate various office tasks such as document preparation, presentations, among other tasks. They are simple programs and highly customized. One can easily train on how to use them without much struggle. The strengths and weaknesses of MS excel programming are discussed below.

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.

Among the few advantages that may be attached to the package are as follows. The database design can allow you do simulation and always the program will give you the same results for the same entry thus constant execution a desired feature for some tasks. The consistency makes it ideal for data analysis.

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.

With all that said a look at the weaknesses or rather constraints would be okay. However what is considered as a weakness here is not to mean is a problem as per say. The first constraint is the fact that one must be knowledgeable in basic visual programming for him or her to perform the task of writing the code. The language has its own rules and logic that are essential for designing any program for running macros.

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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