Throwback Thursday: January 16, 2025

With over a million words scattered across more than 1,300 articles on this blog, you've probably missed a few things here.

That’s why each week in "Throwback Thursday," we’ll revisit some standout posts. Expect a blend of my personal favorites, insightful articles from other great minds, and a touch of coding humor to keep things light.

Highlights from NoLongerSet.com

Learning From Other Languages

Even if you only write code professionally in a single language, learning the concepts and idioms of other languages will make you a better programmer.

No Longer SetMike Wolfe

Learning From Other Coding Styles

Will learning multiple coding styles make you a better programmer? And, does it make sense to import those coding styles into your primary language?

No Longer SetMike Wolfe

The Zen of Python: 19 Pieces of Programming Wisdom

The Zen of Python is the famous philosophical foundation of one of the world’s most popular programming languages. And that’s no coincidence.

No Longer SetMike Wolfe

Python-inspired Doc Tests in VBA

Doc tests are not a replacement for unit or integration testing. But they do provide the best return on investment (ROI) of any type of test, mostly because the effort to write them is near zero.

No Longer SetMike Wolfe

Unfamiliar Language? 10X Your Productivity by Combining the Old with the New

Pairing this free AI tool with an old-school technique is the key to unlocking immediate productivity in unfamiliar programming languages.

No Longer SetMike Wolfe

Wisdom from Around the Web

String.Format / printf in VBA

How to emulate the String.Format method / printf function in VBA.

CodekabinettPhilipp Stiefel

Lightweight MVVM in VBA

A little while ago already, I went and explored dynamic UI with MSForms in VBA through a lens tinted with Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) concepts, and ended up implementing a working prototy…

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Developer Humor

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