This chapter is either going to push you toward becoming a developer or push you to stay on the analysis side of the house. VBA is a simple programming language and this means that you have to write code. Now, do not be discouraged as you have already been writing little bits of code. When did I write the code? Remember those formulas that we have been "coding" in the previous chapters. You were writing the code and this is the reason why you should not be afraid of Excel's VBA. Excel's scripting language is going to give you the power to automate repetitive tasks and get the work done faster using macros. You will now have the power to give Excel instructions and offload some of your data analysis steps to Excel. We are going to start by defining some terms, writing the VBA code, and finally, putting it to use.