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Hacker News
February 18, 2026
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ASF (Advanced Scripting Framework) introduces a JavaScript-like scripting language implemented in VBA, offering modern programming features within Office applications like Excel and Access. Designed to bridge the gap between web development and traditional VBA environments, ASF provides familiar syntax for developers while enhancing productivity through advanced capabilities such as object-oriented programming, functional programming concepts, modern array methods, template literals, regular expressions, and seamless integration with COM objects. This innovative approach allows developers to leverage JavaScript-like patterns in Office applications, making it easier to build complex logic with efficiency.
Getting started with ASF involves importing its class modules into VBA projects, enabling the use of features like classes, closures, and modern array methods such as map, filter, and reduce. The language supports template literals for string interpolation, regular expressions for pattern matching, and integrates seamlessly with VBA code, allowing developers to write more expressive and readable scripts.ASF's syntax includes familiar elements like semicolons for statement termination, block comments using /* */, and Python-style comments with #
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Originally published on Hacker News on 2/18/2026