Re: converting VBA code
"It takes a long time to convert all the VBA code to LISP."
(title added by me)
I think it might be FASTER to actually IMPLEMENT VBA for Linux [then they can release this as part of their mono/'.Not Core' thing]
Microsoft needs to evolve or they'll die. windows 10, and also 8.x, is proof of that. They ported stuff to OSX, even made a runtime system you could run windows applications with (on OSX) a decade or so ago.
so yeah. they're trying to branch out, see what works. I'll sit back and watch for a while...
popcorn, get your popcorn!