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# Throwback Thursday: February 6, 2025
- URL: https://nolongerset.com/throwback-thursday-2025-02-06/
- Published: 2025-02-06T23:11:49.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-08T12:43:52.000Z
- Description: We dive into the deep end of debugging VBA in today's edition of Throwback Thursday. We cover the Watch window, including how to avoid some nasty performance side effects.
- Author: Mike Wolfe
- Tags: Throwback Thursday, #Import 2026-05-20 02:59

*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.*

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## Highlights from NoLongerSet.com

[Watch ExpressionA deeper than necessary dive into the exact expression evaluation behavior of the basic “Watch Expression” in VBA.![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/09/NLS_Icon_square.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/2021/03/bird-3732867_1920.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/watch-expression/)

[Break When Value Is TrueWhen debugging VBA, you can watch an expression and halt code execution as soon as it evaluates to True. Let’s explore exactly how that works.![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/09/NLS_Icon_square.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/2021/03/broken-549087_1920.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/break-when-value-is-true/)

[Break When Value ChangesWhen debugging VBA, you can watch an expression and halt code execution whenever its value changes. Let’s explore exactly how that works.![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/09/NLS_Icon_square.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/2021/03/artwork-142877_1920.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/break-when-value-changes/)

## Wisdom from Around the Web

[Learn VBA From a MasterPhilipp Stiefel is on a very short list of people who I would pay to teach my employees how to write VBA.![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/09/NLS_Icon_square.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/2022/04/Stiefel.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/learn-vba-from-a-master/)

[Debugging VBA CodeLearn how to debug VBA code written by yourself or somebody else.![](https://process.fs.teachablecdn.com/ADNupMnWyR7kCWRvm76Laz/resize=width:32,height:32/https://file-uploads.teachablecdn.com/6827479fe2044feda57792575cd132e1/abcefcd2c03e4981945615b0a5c36f7e)Codekabinett - Access / VBA / SQLPhilipp Stiefel![](https://file-uploads.teachablecdn.com/49f7709192784c44bfe3968d66f1dde1/ab6b71279d084c619d671d77c5cfe476)](https://codekabinett.teachable.com/p/debugging-vba-code)

## Developer Humor

### Listening

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/d7/ebd732c1-5f03-4f07-b386-5d08557e15c9/content/images/2025/02/image-3.png)](https://xkcd.com/1807/)

Sure, you could just ask, but this also takes care of the host gift thing.

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