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Introducing Visual Scheme for Applications: Modernizing Office Solutions on t...

Talkat Scheme 2022 · on Friday, 2022-09-16· [dotnet]
name:Bob Calco
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Visual Scheme for Applications (VSA) embeds IronScheme on .NET into Excel and Microsoft 365, adding Lambda/Define/Apply/Eval functions, an editor, and a REPL so lambdas can run as spreadsheet functions, as SQLite custom functions, or as standalone scripts with full .NET library access. The system registers one-line minified lambdas, reuses the same code across Excel and SQLite, and proves REPL-driven development inside Office is practical; limitations include no class/interface creation and limited continuations on non-Windows runtimes.

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  1. 0:00Start
  2. 5:55Command line REPL and script execution
  3. 6:46Quick Tour Key Points
  4. 11:01Syntax Extension FTW!
  5. 12:54Example 2
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