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Evolution of a Function: ShowForm() Part 4
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Evolution of a Function: ShowForm() Part 4

Years of real-world usage revealed edge cases that required bug fixes in our function. This is why Joel Spolsky says old code is better than new.

  • Mike Wolfe
Mike Wolfe Jul 26, 2023 • 4 min read
Evolution of a Function: ShowForm() Part 3
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Evolution of a Function: ShowForm() Part 3

As our ShowForm function continues to evolve, we begin refactoring and addressing several shortcomings of our earlier efforts.

  • Mike Wolfe
Mike Wolfe Jul 25, 2023 • 11 min read
Why Creating Multiple Copies of a Form Is Bad Practice
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Why Creating Multiple Copies of a Form Is Bad Practice

Creating multiple *instances* of a single form may seem like more work than just making multiple *copies* of a form, but it's an investment worth making.

  • Mike Wolfe
Mike Wolfe Jul 18, 2023 • 6 min read
Evolution of a Function: ShowForm() Part 2
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Evolution of a Function: ShowForm() Part 2

As our ShowForm function evolves, we introduce a very basic capability to create and manage multiple form instances.

  • Mike Wolfe
Mike Wolfe Jul 13, 2023 • 5 min read
Evolution of a Function: ShowForm() Part 1
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Evolution of a Function: ShowForm() Part 1

Part 1 of the ShowForm function is an MVP (minimum viable product) which is little more than a convenience function wrapper around DoCmd.OpenForm.

  • Mike Wolfe
Mike Wolfe Jul 12, 2023 • 3 min read
Evolution of a Function: ShowForm()
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Evolution of a Function: ShowForm()

Code is a living thing. Letting it grow organically over time helps ensure that you get exactly the features you need. My ShowForm() function is a prime example.

  • Mike Wolfe
Mike Wolfe Jul 11, 2023 • 2 min read
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