r/vba is a subreddit with 64k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses vba, excel, struggling, macro, and excel vba.
A place for questions and discussion on Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) and its integrated development environment (IDE).
Popular Themes in r/vba
#1
Solution Requests
: "How do you do version control on macros?"
16 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "What to learn after VBA? Low-Code Tools or Another Programming Language (Office Scripts, VB)?"
4 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Recreating Resident Evil in Excel (VBA). 200+ hand-pixeled sheets, custom engine, and 64-bit API optimization."
3 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "I hate this, but my company is really pushing everyone to use LLMs (aka "AI") in the office. I just realized it will write VBA. Obsolete skill?"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/vba
#1
Vba
: "I had no idea Vba could go this far"
65 posts
#2
Excel
: "[Excel] I set up a Claude Code agent that writes and tests VBA modules on its own. Sharing the setup."
37 posts
#3
Struggling
26 posts
#4
Macro
: "How do you do version control on Macros?"
10 posts
#5
Excel Vba
: "[EXCEL] I set up a Claude Code agent that writes and tests VBA modules on its own. Sharing the setup."
7 posts
#6
Vba Excel
: "Just Released Version 4 - XLIDE: VBA for VS Code"
6 posts
#7
Word
: "I built a Scientific Writing Assistant in Microsoft Word VBA – now adding a Chemistry Formula Engine"
5 posts
#8
Frustrating
4 posts
#9
Loop
3 posts
#10
Annoying
3 posts
Flair Used in r/vba
#1
Show & Tell
: "Whenever I open my VBE..."
60 posts
#2
Discussion
: "A collection of ~70 VBA macros for Excel & Outlook (file handling, email automation, data cleanup)"
53 posts
#3
Unsolved
: "Rubberduck; is it still great, how and where to download it and how to learn how to use it?"
50 posts
#4
ProTip
: "9 quick tips to improve your VBA macro performance."
26 posts
#5
Weekly Recap
: "This Week's /r/VBA Recap for the week of May 09 - May 15, 2026"
8 posts
#6
Solved
: "I built a single-script PowerShell bridge so AI agents (Claude Code, Codex) can work with my open Excel workbook — cells, formulas, VBA, macros"
3 posts
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Last updated: September 8, 2026