Signal vs. Noise Signal vs. Noise: ShowPlan.out Edition Reading showplan.out files can be intimidating for new and experienced Access developers alike. This simple rule will help get you started.
Commentary 5 Types of Documentation Each type of documentation has unique strengths and weaknesses. Knowing when and how to use each is an important skill for every developer.
Signal vs. Noise Signal vs. Noise: Error Handling To boost our signal to noise ratio, we can increase our lines of meaningful code or decrease the lines of boilerplate.
Signal vs. Noise When Good Comments Go Bad Bad actors carry out disinformation campaigns to poison our discourse. But when we write code, sometimes we're the bad actors.
Code Library Filling in the Blanks One of the keys to being a good developer is to make the *easy way* also be the *right way*. Exhibit A: the ControlIsBlank() function.
Code Library My Dirty Little Secret I don't use Me.Dirty = False in my #msaccess code. I wrap it up and call it from a "guard clause" instead.
Signal vs. Noise Signal vs. Noise My approach to software development in four words: Less noise. More signal.