Throwback Thursday: March 20, 2025
In today's edition of Throwback Thursday, we explore the role of "feature gates" (aka, "feature flags") in Microsoft Access (and Microsoft Office more broadly).
With over a million words scattered across more than 1,500 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
BUG ALERT: No Current Record
An Access bug introduced in the latest Patch Tuesday update caused major headaches for developers around the world today.
Mike Wolfe
Office FeatureGates: How Microsoft Can Break and Fix Their Applications in Under 24 Hours
Microsoft Access regularly breaks following Office updates. But, sometimes, it *starts* working again just as suddenly. Here’s how that works.
Mike Wolfe
Feature Gates: How Microsoft Switched to a Single Code Base for Multiple Versions of Office
Did you ever wonder why SysCmd(acSysCmdAccessVer) returns 16.0 for every version of Access starting with Office 2016? I have a theory…
Mike Wolfe
Wisdom from Around the Web
bliki: Feature Flag
Feature flags (toggles) switch features on/off at runtime. They can hide partly built features and for A/B testing.
Knightmare: A DevOps Cautionary Tale
In the first 45-minutes the market was open the faulty software deployment sent millions of child orders into the market resulting in 4 million transactions against 154 stocks for more than 397 mil…
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Developer Humor
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by u/Current-Guide5944 in ProgrammerHumor
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