What are the limitations of recording a macro in Excel instead of writing it with VBA?

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Recorded VBA macros are invariably poorly written code. They are much longer than they need to be and run slower. They make it difficult for users to figure out how to loop through a range of cells or worksheets. They encourage bad practices like activating and selecting cells and worksheets
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Recorded VBA macros areinvariably poorly written code. They are much longer than they need to be and run slower. They make it difficult for users to figure out how to loop through a range of cells or worksheets. They encourage bad practices like activating and selecting cells and worksheets read less
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Recorded VBA macros are invariably poorly written code. They are much longer than they need to be and run slower. They make it difficult for users to figure out how to loop through a range of cells or worksheets. They encourage bad practices like activating and selecting cells and worksheets.
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