XPost: alt.folklore.computers   
   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Mon, 29 Dec 2025 02:31:52 -0500, c186282 wrote:   
      
   >    Some of my people were caught up in that. VBA was suddenly replaced   
   >    by Python.   
   >   
   >    NOT the worst move by ESRI in my opinion. VBA was capable but More   
   >    Clunky and TOO MICROSOFT.   
      
   Esri had their own scripting language Avenue that was used with ArcView 3.   
   ArcView was replaced with ArcGIS in 2000 although they sometimes still   
   referred to it as ArcView. Esri has recycled product names or come up with   
   new names for products to keep people guessing. VBA became the new   
   preferred scripting language for ArcGIS up until 10.2 in 2014 iirc. Python   
   2.7 was also used and became the language up until 10.9.1. THe transition   
   to ArcGIS Pro dropped the entire ArcGIS 32 bit products and went to Python   
   3.8.   
      
   All of those transitions were met with weeping and gnashing of teeth. Even   
   ArcGIS 8 to ArcGIS 9 broke a lot of existing models. Jack Dangermond had   
   made no secret that Esri was headed toward the clouds for years. I was   
   surprised when I was doing a query when the pulldown for the scripting   
   language still offered Avenue.   
      
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