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Microsoft to kill off VBScript in Windows to block malware delivery (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

submitted 11 months ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] AlmightySnoo@lemmy.world 66 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (57 children)

I hope they kill off VBA too. I still see some teams in banks implementing Monte Carlo simulators or PDE solvers in straight VBA 🤢

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 112 points 11 months ago (40 children)

I have seen critical enterprise applications run in VBA in excel. Removing VBA would cause global economic ruin. I'm pretty sure that's the unspoken backstory for the Fallout series.

[–] eee@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Well it's gotta be done some time... otherwise we end up with another version of COBOL.

[–] Dee@lemmings.world 6 points 11 months ago

otherwise we end up with another version of COBOL.

We're already there, I don't see VBA being phased out of accounting or finance for at least a decade and I'm not even sure then.

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