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# Throwback Thursday: April 10, 2025
- URL: https://nolongerset.com/throwback-thursday-2025-04-10/
- Published: 2025-04-11T03:59:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-08T12:45:01.000Z
- Description: Today's edition of Throwback Thursday is all about testing: Python-inspired doc tests, my B-BEAR quick and dirty T-SQL test technique, and a proper SQL Server unit testing tool.
- Author: Mike Wolfe
- Tags: Throwback Thursday, #Import 2026-05-20 02:59

*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.*

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## Highlights from NoLongerSet.com

[Python-inspired Doc Tests in VBADoc 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.![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/09/NLS_Icon_square.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/2020/09/20200921_173427---gbm18---.png)](https://nolongerset.com/python-inspired-doc-tests-in-vba/)

[B-BEAR: Quick and Dirty SQL Server TestingBegin, Before, Execute, After, Rollback. This technique makes testing your SQL Server statements a snap.![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/09/NLS_Icon_square.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/2023/04/B-BEAR.png)](https://nolongerset.com/quick-and-dirty-sql-server-testing/)

[Unit Testing Tool for SQL ServerThis open-source database unit testing tool should help make test-driven database development easier to manage.![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/09/NLS_Icon_square.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/2021/09/Database-Unit-Testing---tSQLt.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/unit-testing-tool-for-sql-server/)

## Wisdom from Around the Web

[How to unit test VBA code?So Rubberduck lets you write unit tests for your VBA code. If you’re learning VBA, or if you’re a seasoned VBA developer but have never written a unit test before, this can sound like a…![](https://rubberduckvba.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ducky-color.png?w=192)Rubberduck NewsView all posts by Rubberduck VBA![](https://rubberduckvba.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ducky-color.png?w=200)](https://rubberduckvba.blog/2017/10/19/how-to-unit-test-vba-code/)

## Developer Humor

> [bestMethodOfTesting](https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/1jw44xv/bestmethodoftesting/)  
> by [u/YTRKinG](https://www.reddit.com/user/YTRKinG/) in [ProgrammerHumor](https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/) 

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