Throwback Thursday Throwback Thursday: August 27, 2026 In today's edition of Throwback Thursday, we revisit some advanced tips for debugging "Automation" errors with those crazy numbers, like -2,147,024,891.
Move Fast Boost AI Productivity with Tight, Verifiable Feedback Loops "‘Move 37’: a play so unconventional that professional commentators initially thought it was a mistake."
twinBASIC Weekly Update twinBASIC Update: August 25, 2026 Highlights include an update to a community twinBASIC webcam sample application and...umm...quiet anticipation for the upcoming LLVM beta release.
Announcement George Hepworth's Blog Looking for good Microsoft Access content in 2026? Look no further than the revived blog of former 13-time Access MVP George Hepworth.
Bug Alert Bug Alert: Font Issues, Shrunken PDF Exports, and Hard Crashes Sudden font issues in your Access forms? PDF report exports way too small? You may be suffering from the latest Microsoft Access bugs.
Week in Review Week in Review: August 22, 2026 Highlights include Phase 2 of the new zoom feature in Access, a talk on using the Edge browser control to extend Access, and a free UserForm tool for finding VBA code modules.
Under 100 What is a Business App? Working from first principles, this is my no-nonsense, high signal-to-noise ratio definition of a business application.
Throwback Thursday Throwback Thursday: August 20, 2026 In this edition of Throwback Thursday, I revisit a few of my early articles on AI to see how they've held up over time.
Version Control VBA Letter Casing Nightmare Fixed in VCS Addin v5+ Do you write it `SQL` or `Sql` or `sql`? With v5 of the VCS Addin, you can choose one (and enforce it!) so Git will stop hassling you.
twinBASIC Weekly Update twinBASIC Update: August 18, 2026 Highlights include a progress update on the ongoing LLVM implementation, as well as sample projects showcasing webcam capture and a GDID monitoring utility.
Commentary AI: The Point of Highest Reality Meeting the AI moment does not require new best practices: it requires rigorous application of the same software development best practices we've always had.
Week in Review Week in Review: August 15, 2026 Highlights include a talk on anonymizing Access & SQL Server data, tips & techniques for working with AI, and fine-tuning the new Access Zoom feature.
Brace Things Make it Impossible for AI to Delete Your Database Backups AI will ruin your day if you let it.
Throwback Thursday Throwback Thursday: August 13, 2026 In today's edition of Throwback Thursday, we revisit a few of my favorite hidden features of VBA.
Brace Things Functional Core, Imperative Shell These four words are like a cheat code for AI-assisted software development.
twinBASIC Weekly Update twinBASIC Update: August 11, 2026 Highlights include a progress update on LLVM implementation along with tB drop-in replacements for the VBScript.RegExp and Scripting.FSO libraries.
Tools Tools of the Trade: AI Edition These are the key tools a Microsoft Access developer needs to unlock the full potential of AI-assisted software development workflows.
Week in Review Week in Review: August 8, 2026 Highlights include a DAAUG talk on modernizing Access, how to send SMS text messages from Access, and my return to regular writing.
Technical Debt The Trouble With Side Effects Side effects in code are a form of technical debt that create compounding complexity, but they won't ruin a marriage, right? Right?!
Throwback Thursday Throwback Thursday: August 6, 2026 In today's edition of Throwback Thursday, we revisit Microsoft Access's surprising folder locking behavior along with a couple of tools to deal with locked files and folders.
AI Probabilistic vs. Deterministic This concept is the fundamental distinction you need to understand when developing software with AI.
twinBASIC Weekly Update twinBASIC Update: August 4, 2026 Highlights include LLVM progress updates, first-class twinBASIC support included in a recent hardware project launch, and a military drone simulation app written in twinBASIC.
Meta I'm Back Ready or not, I'm going to start writing (regularly) again. I hope you'll join me. It should be one wild ride.