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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
Wisdom from Around the Web
String.Format / printf in VBA
How to emulate the String.Format method / printf function in VBA.
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…
Developer Humor
Lisp
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