Is SQL harder than VBA?

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At the very simple level SQL is easier than VBA but it rapidly gets harder than VBA as the SQL queries get more complex. Whereas VBA starts hard but then doesn't get much harder. 6 июл. 2015 г.

Which is better SQL or VBA?

SQL is often required for higher up positions because it's scope is vast - so many different applications use it for many different things, where as VBA is limited to Excel only. So, short answer is SQL - but know your VBA =D.

Is SQL harder than Excel?

Both tools have their own learning curve—although many claim SQL is more difficult than Excel. That said, learning one tool may make it much easier to learn the other. Most data analysts learn both Excel and SQL.

Is SQL faster than VBA?

VBA is fine for functions and manipulating the appearence of theings but when you want to work on whole sets of data then SQL is much faster.

Is Excel VBA similar to SQL?

While Visual Basic (VBA is an implementation of Visual Basic) is a general-purpose scripting programming language, SQL is a special-purpose programming language- aimed at running queries and CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) operations on relational databases such as MySQL, MS SQL, Oracle, MS Access etc.

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