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Me vs Bill Jelen on the value of Option Explicit

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Watch me argue it out with the wise and venerable (but ultimately incorrect) Bill “Mr. Excel” Jelen on the topic of using Option Explicit in your code. I argue for the affirmative (that you should use it) while Bill takes the status quo. Let me know your thoughts.

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Jordan Goldmeier
Jordan Goldmeier
Jordan Goldmeier is an accomplished data professional with a wealth of experience across various industries. He currently serves as a consultant at Anarchy Data, where he assists businesses in maximizing the capabilities of Excel for financial planning and analysis. Jordan is also an instructor at Full Stack Modeller and a former Adjunct Instructor in Analytics at Wake Forest University. His extensive career has seen him hold positions as the Chief Operations Officer at Excel.TV, Data Science Manager at DataKind, Data Scientist at Dealer Tire and EY, Analytics & Data Vis Developer at The Perduco Group, and Operations Research Analyst at Booz Allen Hamilton. Jordan's background in data analytics and his passion for Excel make him a valuable resource for businesses seeking to improve their data-driven decision-making processes.

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  1. Ian Wainwright

    Jordan, I’m with you on Option Explicit. It makes you think about the code you write. You had that Mr Excel on the ropes, although I’m not sure he realised it at the time!

  2. Daniel Lamarche - Melbourne AUS

    Option Explicit and declaring my variable properly (with data type) allows me to use Ctrl+ to autocomplete all my variable by typing 3 or 4 characters!
    So Jordan, keep on Option Expliciting!!!!

    Daniel