Is there a comparison between Coding/Programming and Microsoft Excel/PowerBi?

[UpAndComing]

Is one easier than the other? Would learning one make it easier to learn the other?

Do they compare at all? I'm learning Microsoft Excel/VBA/PowerBi right now


Thanks in advance

 

[Dr. Acula]

VBA and excel macro creation would be more comparable to scripting languages than traditional programming. But that in itself is a form of programming at the most basic level. You just don't have to worry about higher level concepts like data structures and stuff like that.

As far as your first two questions, it's definitely easier to learn than learning to be a developer in the traditional sense. Just understanding assignment, for loops, if-then else, and variables and you're pretty much ready for the things you're concerned about. If you had learned a traditional programming language first, going to what you mentioned is much easier than vice versa.

 

[Family Lives Matter]

Is powerBI that serious my girl uses that and I thought it was some bullshyt admin job shes in

 

[Ayo]

Is powerBI that serious my girl uses that and I thought it was some bullshyt admin job shes in

It's serious.

Native reports built with things like D3.js (can't remember any other libraries right now) are more time intensive and generally have to go through the entire development cycle. Including UAT and Q&A and is released like any other feature/bug fix/piece of code etc.

BI reports from the likes of PowerBI and Jasper let you get things out quicker.

You're going to make a lot more money as a developer who knows D3 as you would a SQL person building BI reports. But there's definitely a need for both.