Thursday, August 24, 2017

Advantages And Disadvantages 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.

The first advantage with the package is the fact that it will produce consistent results. It is deterministic and will always produce the same results given the same data inputs to the same functions. It is not likely to give different outcomes unless in the event of human error or an error in a code written. As long as the code is written in the correct syntax and logical format, the results will be consistent all through.

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.

For good macro programmers, the program will hardly introduce an error in the outcome. Any error that may be noticed will be that of the program either syntax or logical one. The package is designed so well such that it hardly introduce errors. It is thus a reliable program, and its outcomes can be depended upon for any decision making.

The few disadvantages or rather constraints with the use of the database are the fact that it requires you to have learned how to write code in basic visual language or simply have programming knowledge. This is one of the languages used to write code for performing some various tasks on a basic visual platform. However, the language is not hard to learn and thus macro programming is common.

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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